Some jersey numbers have become synonymous ... My dad had told me about Jackie Robinson and said, 'Why don't you wear No. 42 to recognize Jackie?'" Related: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wished he had ...

Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal ...

Fresh off his election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his final year on the ballot, Billy Wagner will receive the ...

The former baseball commissioner was noted for welcoming all who played a role in the national pastime — including former ...

Days after Billy Wagner was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Houston Astros are planning to retire Wagner’s number.

His #51 jersey will be retired in a pregame ceremony at T-Mobile Park on Aug. 9, joining Mariners legends Ken Griffey Jr. (#24), Edgar Martinez (#11) and Jackie Robinson (#42). Suzuki will be ...

Every MLB team has retired his No. 42 jersey, and on the anniversary of his first appearance for the Dodgers, every MLB player wears the number for “Jackie Robinson Day.” In his 10-year career ...

Allen will be posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27. Being included in the fraternity of ...

Baseball history changed forever with Jackie Robinson. Honored in McDonald's Faces of Black History 2025 live on the 360Wise.