Jackie Robinson Day was first celebrated in 2004. A few years later, MLB requested that all players and coaches from every team wear No. 42 to honor Robinson. Thanks to Robinson paving the way for ...

St. Lucie County and Indian River County benefit from not only New York Mets, but MLB events at Jackie Robinson Training ...

The Nike Air Max 1 '86 "Jackie Robinson ... up Ken Griffey Jr.'s first two signature shoes on the occasion of him reaching 20 years in the MLB, but it didn't become an annual tradition until ...

The new film “42” chronicles and celebrates Jackie Robinson ... a-half after Robinson first took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers and just a few years after he retired. Day after day ...

On April 15, 1947, Robinson, wearing the number 42, became the first African American player in the Major Leagues in more than half a century. He faced slurs, threats and abuse, as fans and ...

Friday’s Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium will mark the 13th annual Jackie Robinson Day ... for the first time in 28 years.

The Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Florida, hosted its annual Presidents Day ... will celebrate Jackie Robinson Day by holding the first minor league game at Holman Stadium ...