Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. By now, most — if not all — of you are surrounded by homage to the break-down of the color barrier in baseball.

Dodgers great Jackie ... Robinson’s Royals of the International League defeated the Louisville Colonels of the American Association in six games. The people of Montreal defended their Black ...

CAIRO, Ga. (WCTV) - The Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club’s “Diamond Affair” event featured former Atlanta Brave Chipper Jones as the keynote speaker. Friday’s fundraiser happened on ...

Dodgers great Jackie Robinson ... And in 1946, Robinson’s Royals of the International League defeated the Louisville Colonels ...

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 ...

He then reported for camp and competed for playing time at first base alongside the legendary Jackie Robinson. Suffice to say, Robinson won the competition and successfully integrated Major League ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s ... He watched Robinson become the first Black player on a Major League baseball team when editors ...

Before Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Jackie Robinson became the first Black player in Major League Baseball and embarked on a Hall-of-Fame MLB career, he was a four-sport star at UCLA ...

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

In its celebration of Black History Month, MLB Network looks at the careers of Jackie Robinson and Mookie Betts and their ...

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