April 15 marks Jackie Robinson ... Hall-of-Famer Jackie Robinson. Each year on this date, all players from all teams wear Robinson's famous No. 42 on the back of their jerseys.
Major League Baseball continues to make sure no one who cares about the game ever forgets Jackie Robinson and his legacy. Robinson, the first Black player in the major leagues when he debuted for the ...
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 ...
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball ...