The story of a stolen Jackie Robinson statue has gone viral ... by messages about the civil rights hero who wore jersey No. 42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers when he broke baseball’s color line ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

However, Carter's jersey retirement with the Brooklyn ... All players are wearing number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. / Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK Truly moronic to ...