A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball ...
The story of a stolen Jackie Robinson statue has gone viral. His legacy has emerged as a subplot. A GoFundMe page set up on behalf of ... you need to know every day. In poured almost $200,000 ...
HONOLULU – Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big ... and was hired to start the next day. He watched Robinson become the first Black player on a Major ...
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.
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 ...
Designated as “a day on, not a day off,” Martin Luther King Jr.’s National Day of Service is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday in January. Here’s how you can honor ...
Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. This year is the 20th anniversary of the first Jackie Robinson Day ... at him and never gave up, and by him never ...
Laurence Reisman marks his 40th anniversary with this news organization. He started as a reporter, holding numerous roles as ...