This Wednesday, April 15, as Major League Baseball salutes one of the greatest heroes of the game -- and the nation -- with ...

MLB on Wednesday will commemorate the anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947.

Today, Major League Baseball honors one of the most influential ballplayers ever — Jackie Robinson. Nearly 80 years ago, Robinson broke down barriers and ushered in a new era in baseball, and each ...

When Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey met Jackie Robinson in 1945 to recruit him as Major League Baseball’s first black player, he tested Robinson’s resolve. He unleashed a barrage of ...

Mark Walter and his ownership group bought the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012. Not long after, he called Rachel Robinson, widow of Dodgers legend Jackie Robinson, said Della Britton, president and CEO of ...

Throughout MLB, Jackie Robinson's No. 42 is worn on April 15, Jackie Robinson Day. Former Moeller High School standout and Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. was the first to ask to wear ...

The Dodgers and Major League Baseball will honor an American hero Wednesday when the league marks the 79th anniversary of a monumental moment on this date in 1947 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s ...

April 15 was first celebrated by Major League Baseball as Jackie Robinson Day in 2004. Isaiah Vazquez / Getty Images Bob Kendrick believes Major League Baseball has kept Jackie Robinson’s legacy at ...