Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In ...

Every MLB team has retired his No. 42 jersey, and on the anniversary of his first appearance for the Dodgers, every MLB player wears the number for “Jackie Robinson Day.” In his 10-year career ...

Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal ...

He was the last link to the Dodgers team that made baseball history when Jackie Robinson became the first Black player to suit up for a National or American League team in the 20th century.

Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.