In honor of Black History Month, MLB.com retells the story of Jackie Robinson and his spectacular season with the Montreal ...

Jackie Robinson is celebrated as the trailblazer ... including martial arts. During World War II, Robinson served in the U.S. Army, an experience that exposed him to different cultures and traditions.

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and ... Had the 1940 and 1944 Olympics not been canceled due to World War II, Robinson likely could have competed. Between the end of his college days ...

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

After a stint with the minor-league Montreal Royals, Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball and a key contributor to the civil rights movement in the United States.

Brown debuted at age 16 during the 1944 campaign, at a time when key players across the league were enrolled in military service during World War II. Brown homered the following season ...