Without Jackie Robinson, the game of baseball and the spirit it embodies would not look or feel nearly the same as it does ...
But have you ever wondered why every player on every team, plus coaches and umpires have No. 42 on their uniforms? In this piece, we will explain the history of Jackie Robinson Day and why all ...
In 1946, Jackie Robinson is a Black League baseball player who never takes racism lying down. Branch Rickey is a Major League team executive with a bold idea. To that end, Rickey recruits Robinson ...
That way they won't tell us apart." That quote was made famous by the 2013 film, '42: The Jackie Robinson Story,' a biopic about the baseball trailblazer. It was said as a show of support for ...
The Diamondbacks celebrate Jackie Robinson's impact in breaking barriers in baseball and inspiring necessary change in the sport and our nation.