The first black major leaguer, Robinson was not hired because of his race. He would have been a Hall of Famer in any era.

Tommy Brown, a Brooklyn native and standout from the ... Brown was the last surviving member of the historic 1947 Dodgers team that broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier.

In 2004, MLB established April 15 as Jackie Robinson Day because that was the day he debuted for the Dodgers and broke the ...

In response to a presidential administration lambasting baseball's greatest hero as a DEI story, MLB and the Dodgers have ...

1947 — Jackie Robinson played his first major league game for the Dodgers. He went 0-for-3, but scored the deciding run in a ...

1996 — Barry Bonds became the fourth major leaguer with 300 homers and 300 steals when he homered in the third inning of the ...

Anson’s influence led to baseball’s color barrier, which became an understood reality in 1897 and remained until Jackie Robinson suited up for the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers. Patrick also concluded ...

1915 — Rube Marquard of the New York Giants no-hit the Brooklyn Dodgers, winning 2-0. 1947 — Jackie Robinson played his first ...

Harold (Buster) Hair, a Jacksonville sports pioneer who competed in baseball's Negro Leagues and later coached legions of aspiring athletes across the First Coast, died April 21 in Atlanta at age 92.