Jackie Robinson broke from third base and stole home plate for the first time in his Major League career. The exhilarating play additionally was the first stolen base of Robinson’s 10-year career with ...

The Alabama city that produced five Hall of Famers celebrates its baseball heritage with new statues. The moment was made ...

Tuesday, April 15, was Jackie Robinson Day. Just like it is every year in Major League Baseball. As every active player in the league donned the No. 42, you couldn’t help but feel like something ...

Jackie Robinson Day came and went Tuesday, with the same fanfare it always comes with. Every player wore No. 42 and tribute videos were played on stadium scoreboards.

Robinson’s biography did not end up being removed by the Naval Academy library, but many books and stories related to racism in sports and stories of other Black athletes were removed.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins Dodgers for celebration of Jackie Robinson Day Abdul-Jabbar told stories about becoming a Brooklyn Dodger fan at a young age because of Robinson and getting to meet him ...

Former Lakers and UCLA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, right, speaks to the Dodgers and Colorado Rockies during an event to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day prior to their game on Tuesday, April 15 ...

On Jackie Robinson Day, every player and on-field personnel dons the number Robinson wore, 42, which was retired by the league in 1997. Regardless of team color, the 42 will be Dodger blue.

So, for all intents and purposes, this is what started the ball of social progress rolling in this country — baseball. Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) in his Kansas City Monarchs uniform in 1945. (AP) ...

Robinson, meanwhile, was Rookie of the Year in 1947 and the NL MVP two years later. In his 10 years in the majors, he was either an All-Star or an MVP candidate, or both, in all but one season.