Every team playing Monday wore No. 42 jerseys in honor of Jackie Robinson. It’s the only number universally retired in […] ...

Jackie Robinson Day this year comes just a few weeks after the Trump administration tried to erase the baseball icon and American hero.

Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues on Tuesday, with the day named for the first Black ...

In the world of pro sports, athletes are very attached to their numbers. Once a year, though, everyone in Major League Baseball sets theirs aside.

He became the second baseball player to receive this accolade after Pittsburgh Pirates right-fielder Roberto Clemente in 1973. 40. Jackie Robinson's number, 42, was retired throughout major league ...

On April 15, 1947, former Dodgers player Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier when he made his historic MLB debut. In 1997, the MLB officially retired Robinson's jersey number.

While Dallas Cowboys' all-time great Tyron Smith gets a farewell press conference in Frisco, Shedeur Sanders is inexplicably ...

Robinson's No. 42 is retired leaguewide ... 1947 the single most important date in baseball history. "What Jackie Robinson did changed the game, and it helped change the country," Kurkjian ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson ... universally retired by all major league teams. The date marks the anniversary of Robinson's debut in 1947. It was also opening day in baseball that ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball's color barrier with ... It's the only number universally retired in the majors. “It's not just a one-off day,” Dodgers ...

the only one universally retired by all major league teams. Why is Jackie Robinson Day on April 15? The date marks the anniversary of Robinson's debut in 1947. It was also opening day in baseball ...