A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2009. We present it here as Major League Baseball commemorates the ...

As a Black baseball player, both Jackie Robinson and his old jersey number have a lot of meaning for Texas catcher Oliver ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball's color barrier ... Every team playing Monday wore No. 42 jerseys. It's the only number universally retired in the majors. “It's not ...

every Major League baseball player in every ballpark will be wearing number 42 on their jersey. It was on April 15, 1947, when Jackie Robinson, wearing number 42, became the first black man to ...

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 ...

1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African-American to play in US major ... a power-play goal by Rob Blake in Los Angeles’ 5-2 loss to Calgary. 1997 — The New Jersey Devils’ Martin Brodeur becomes the ...

A collectibles company’s principal and his wife are appealing rulings requiring them to pay the SEC $70 million for defrauding investors in connection with Jackie Robinson memorabilia. Collector’s ...

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The Negro Southern League Museum is set to host Jackie Robinson Day 2025 on Saturday, April 12, in downtown Birmingham. This year's theme, "Breaking Barriers and Honoring Heroes," aims to ...

It’s the final NHL game for Gardiner, who dies of a brain hemorrhage two months later. 1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes first black player of the 20th century to sign an MLB contract. 1949 — Sam Snead ...

It doesn't get much more awkward than this. NBA legend David Robinson had a strange exchange with a fan recently that resulted in a jersey with his name on it being thrown at his feet. David ...

(WLS) -- Jackie Robinson Day is April 15, in honor of the day he broke into the major leagues. Bloom Township is taking it a step further, wearing Negro League jerseys all week leading up to that ...