Despite the torments and pressure, Robinson performed spectacularly on the field, helping the Dodgers clinch the National League pennant and winning the first ever “Rookie of the Year” award.

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Jackie Robinson’s journey to the majors was anything but easy. As the first Black player in the modern era of Major League Baseball, he endured racial slurs, hate mail, death threats ...

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just that of baseball. He was a transforming agent and in the face of such hostility and such meanness and violence, he did it with such amazing dignity.

Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ... 297 with 12 home runs and 29 steals to win the National League Rookie of the Year award. Later that year, ...

He barely edged out Baltimore Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser for the award with teammate and battery partner Austin Wells finishing third. After losing to the LA Dodgers in the World Series ...