Jackie Robinson, first baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers, returns an autograph book to a fan in the stands, during the Dodgers’ spring training in Ciudad Trujillo, now Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Re...

Wednesday is Jackie Robinson Day, a day in which Major League Baseball teams across the country remember and celebrate the day #42 broke the color barrier in the MLB.

Every MLB player, manager, and umpire will wear Robinson’s retired No. 42 in Dodger blue, a tradition paired today with speeches from Robinson’s granddaughters and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Presid...