Without Jackie Robinson, the game of baseball and the spirit it embodies would not look or feel nearly the same as it does ...

"She's the legacy of perseverance," said David Robinson, the youngest son of Jackie and Rachel Robinson. Every team playing Monday wore No. 42 jerseys. Robinson's life story is particularly ...

Yes, but: Newlyweds Jackie and Rachel Robinson were bumped off two flights from Los Angeles to Florida to allow white passengers to have their seats, Rachel Robinson told NPR in 2010. Before ...

sociologist and civil rights activist Harry Edwards and Jackie Robinson Foundation scholars are also set to attend what the Dodgers call a "team reflection." Robinson's widow, Rachel Robinson ...

Griffey said Selig suggested asking Rachel Robinson, Jackie's widow. Griffey was told he could wear No. 42, with the offer also extended to any player wanting to honor Robinson by doing so.

Major League Baseball is celebrating the 77th anniversary of the day that Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier when he became the first Black man to take the field for any team in the ...