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This Date in Baseball - Jackie Robinson plays his first major league game for the Brooklyn Dodgers
1947 — Jackie Robinson played his first major league game for the Dodgers. He went 0-for-3, but scored the deciding run in a ...
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Jackie Robinson Day celebrates resilience. Time for MLB to show some. | Opinion
In the nearly three decades since Major League Baseball has turned April 15 into a de facto industry holiday, there have been years in which celebrating Jackie Robinson has felt downright ...
Honoring Jackie Robinson’s Enduring Legacy: A Conversation With Ebbets' Sunny Chang
Ebbets Field Flannels is paying tribute to the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson and the many untold stories of the Negro ...
Texas baseball: Oliver Service takes pride in wearing Jackie Robinson's No. 42 jersey
As a Black baseball player, both Jackie Robinson and his old jersey number have a lot of meaning for Texas catcher Oliver ...
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Jackie Robinson is a Civil Rights hero. DEI helped him make history | Opinion
Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed Jackie Robinson in 1945, breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier. Robinson's signing was a calculated risk ...
DeShaun Foster Discusses UCLA Legend Jackie Robinson's Impact
UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster has been a major advocate for honoring one of the greatest athletes and cultural figures ...
Beyond Jackie Robinson: Why MLB needs to recognize Larry Doby’s groundbreaking legacy
Honoring Cleveland's barrier-breaking legend would enhance, not diminish, baseball's celebration of integration pioneers.
On Jackie Robinson Day in L.A., Kareem Abdul-Jabbar calls Trump anti-DEI policies ‘a ruse to discriminate’
The 78th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s breaking of Major League Baseball’s color barrier centered on the Los Angeles ...