By the time he retired following his age-37 season, Robinson was a .309/.411/.474 hitter across ten seasons with the Dodgers and had collected 1563 hits, 141 homers, and 200 steals across just ...

But Jackie Robinson Day, as currently observed by MLB, has none of that bite. As the league plainly states on its website, “Every year on April 15, Baseball honors Jackie's legacy by celebrating ...

Jackie Robinson helped UCLA receive its first-ever AP poll ranking, ... However, the very next day, Robinson suffered a knee injury in practice prior to UCLA's 20-7 win over California, ...

If Jackie Robinson were around today, ... Everybody went (except Freddie Freeman, recovering from an injury), without a whimper of dissent or expressed ambivalence.

Yet, here we are 78 years later, and the African-American player population on opening-day rosters and injured lists this season is 6%. ... Jackie Robinson Day: MLB in crosshairs of DEI purges.

PHOENIX — It’s Jackie Robinson Day on Tuesday, with every player wearing No. 42, teams holding ceremonies, ballparks showing video tributes, and Major League Baseball reminding America that he ...

Wearing Jackie Robinson’s No. 42, White Sox starting pitcher Sean Burke warms up before the game against the Athletics, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Rate Field.

On Tuesday, as it has since 2004, Major League Baseball is commemorating the day 78 years ago that Robinson played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The league has celebrated its annual Jackie Robinson Day since 2004. Jackie Robinson Jersey: Why MLB Players Wear Number 42. In 1997, Major League Baseball retired Robinson's number across the league.

PHOENIX — It’s Jackie Robinson Day on Tuesday, with every player wearing No. 42, teams holding ceremonies, ballparks showing video tributes, and Major League Baseball reminding America that he ...