At baseball fields across the country on Tuesday, major league players wore No. 42 jerseys as a way to honor the legacy of Jackie Robinson. At Texas, Oliver Service did the same during a game against ...

April 15th is a holiday across Major League Baseball. 78 years ago, Jackie Robinson made his MLB debut, breaking the color barrier and becoming the first Black player in modern Major League Baseball.

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 week ...

It's the greatest spring training complex in the United States. I'll never love anything the way I loved going to Dodgertown. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947 and spent 10 seasons ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - April 15 is “Jackie Robinson Day” across Major League Baseball. Every player wears Robinson’s No. 42 on their jersey as a tribute to the player who broke pro sports’ color ...

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining ...

Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers 78 years ago Tuesday. His legacy continues to inspire people inside the major leagues — and outside, too.