A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2009. We present it here as Major League Baseball commemorates the ...

Major League Baseball dons the number 42, a powerful symbol of unity and progress. The post Jackie Robinson “Would Be ...

The Yankees earned a fitting 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Jackie Robinson Day, celebrating the impact of No. 42 ...

Major League Baseball on Tuesday commemorated the 78th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier.

Major League Baseball undergoes a powerful transformation. For one day, every player on every team wears the same number — 42 — in honor of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947.

Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a potentially risky endeavor.

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The Orioles star was forced to stay out at the beginning of this MLB season. Now that Henderson ... and Tucker is a huge favorite for hitting a home run today against the Texas Rangers.

1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes first black player of the 20th century to sign an MLB contract. 1949 — Sam Snead wins the Masters, beating Lloyd Mangrum and Johnny Bulla by three strokes. 1953 — NBA ...

1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes first black player of the 20th century to sign an MLB contract. Advertisement Article continues below this ad 1949 — Sam Snead wins the Masters, beating Lloyd ...

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- Jackie Robinson Day is April 15, in honor of the day he broke into the major leagues. Bloom Township is taking it a step further, wearing Negro League jerseys all ...