LA Times Today: Man used Jackie Robinson contracts to steal millions from investors. Then he fled to Russia seeking asylum
But one key piece of baseball history is off the market right now and is instead in the hands of U.S. marshals: the contract signed by Jackie Robinson, breaking baseball’s color barrier. L.A. Times ...
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President Biden signs bill designating Jackie Robinson Ballpark as Commemorative Site
Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach was officially designated a Commemorative Site on Saturday. President Joe Biden signed the Jackie Robinson Ballpark National Commemorative Site Act ...
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Jackie changed face of sports
"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just that of baseball. He was a transforming agent and in the face of such hostility and such meanness and violence, he did it with such amazing dignity.
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Man used Jackie Robinson contracts to steal millions from investors. Then he fled to Russia seeking asylum
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.