The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play for the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers’ top farm club. The ...

The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play for the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' top farm club. The ...

Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed Jackie Robinson in 1945, breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier. Robinson's signing was a calculated risk ...

Jackie Robinson Day is recognized every year on April 15. Skip to Article. ... Each 2025 Jackie Robinson Day hat has a special side patch and facsimile of Robinson's signature under the lid.

This beautiful 2020 Panini Flawless Dual Patch Card has a 'Best Wishes, Jackie Robinson' cut signature and includes two game-used material patches. The card sold at auction for $45,600 in March of ...

Jackie Robinson signed his first major-league contract with Branch Rickey's Dodgers in 1947. Here, the two are pictured signing a deal in 1950 after Robinson won the 1949 NL MVP award.

Robinson donned the No. 42 as a player, so players wear that number on Jackie Robinson Day as a tribute to the Dodgers legend. His number was retired across the league in 1997.

Jackie Robinson's legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues, ... Until the team signed him, Black players had been relegated to the Negro Leagues since the 1880s.

Jackie Robinson was a symbol of hope and strength and courage in the 1940s. And 75 years after breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier, he is one of the true icons in American history.

Jackie Robinson, pictured in military uniform, ... He has signed executive orders that aim to eradicate DEI initiatives from the government and private sector.

The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play for the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' top farm club.