42, of course — slated for Jackie Robinson Day are Mark Buehrle of the Toronto Blue Jays, Tim Lincecum of the Giants and Francisco Liriano of the Pirates. Robinson's longtime team, the Dodgers, will take on the Seattle
When MLB retired Jackie Robinson's number throughout the majors on April 15, 1997, not everybody connected No. 42 with Robinson's legacy. "A lot of players didn't know who No. 42 was," said Bob Watson, the former Astros general manager and player
All baseball fans know the macro affect the great Jackie Robinson had on the game. Here are some of his lesser known on-field accomplishments.
The teachers typically contact the Jackie Robinson Foundation, the museum's parent organization, after seeing the large signs advertising the museum in the street-level windows of One Hudson Square, an office building in Soho. It's easy to see why they
So much history in baseball is all thanks to Jackie Robinson breaking the MLB color barrier. Today we celebrate the legend.