The Penn State baseball team travels to Los Angeles to take on No. 15 UCLA in a three-game Big Ten series at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The series begins on Friday at 9 p.m. and continues on Saturday at ...

When I was 7 years old, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African American to play in the major leagues. He was truly one of the game’s greatest players. He could hit ...

Several members from the Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club in Cairo had fun on the diamond for the fifth annual visit to ...

Jackie Robinson Day is the annual day when Major League Baseball honors Robinson. His debut on April 15, 1947, ended 80 years of segregation in the sport. It’s celebrated at every major league park ...

• The Reds set a modern-day record (since 1900) by reaching base 38 times (25 hits, 11 walks, two hit by pitch). The Reds ...

The first black major leaguer, Robinson was not hired because of his race. He would have been a Hall of Famer in any era.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. — who will be prominent in this week’s social media roundup — wore some old-fashioned pants, the same style ...

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section give their thoughts and opinions on the Dodgers, Lakers, cost of MLB games ...