who as commissioner decided Robinson’s No. 42 would be retired across baseball, told MLB.com in 2001. “Why do we celebrate? Because no generation should ever forget what Jackie Robinson did.” ...

Robinson's number was retired ... Jackie Robinson's military history was removed and later restored on the Pentagon's website last week. Dodgers confirm they will visit President Trump at White ...

Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers 78 years ago Tuesday. His legacy ...

2025 The league has celebrated Jackie Robinson Day every year since 2004, with all players donning Robinson's retired No. 42 in a tribute to the courage it took for him to join an all-white MLB ...

His name: Jackie Robinson ... replaced him with a retired white three-star general. Brown had been a supporter of diversity initiatives. Martin Luther King Jr. called Robinson “a sit-inner ...

who along with the Angels’ Ron Washington and the Chicago White Sox’s Will Venable are the only Black manager in the majors. “People that have certainly never seen Jackie Robinson ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It was a quiet morning at Bruno's Triangle 7 Rodeo Arena in northeast Houston, but that all changed when 89-year-old retired ... as the "Jackie Robinson of Rodeo." ...

1947 - Jackie Robinson ... retired his number. 1918 - Babe Ruth tosses a four hitter in a 7-1 win by the Red Sox over the Philadelphia Athletics in the American League opener. 1954 - Major League ...

Now, every April 15, MLB celebrates “Jackie Robinson Day” by having every player in the professional baseball wear his universally retired No ... for the shortage of white players during ...