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Major League Baseball annually honors the extraordinary contributions of Jackie Robinson and his critical role in the integration of modern professional sports. This week, active players displayed ...

Certainly, Jackie Robinson fits the bill. Paying an extraordinary personal price, he served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II and broke baseball’s color barrier ...

More entering Dodger Stadium after meeting by the Jackie Robinson statue prior to the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, April 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Robinson was among the most revered. He served in a segregated Army cavalry unit during World War II before breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947.

Less than 24 hours after Mina Kimes issued a monologue about Jackie Robinson, her former ESPN colleague, Robert Griffin III, said sports shows should not have politics involved.

An article on Robinson’s military career was restored to the Defense Department’s website. It’s a reminder that we can beat back the racist right.

The brief biography describes Robinson’s childhood in California, his time in a segregated Army unit during World War II and his role in breaking baseball’s color barrier.

Robinson also served in the US Army during World War II. However, ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Tuesday night found that a page detailing Robinson’s army career had been taken down and “dei” added to the URL.