Predicting each MLB team's next retired number: Miguel Cabrera, Yadier Molina, Sammy Sosa, more due honors
Seeing the number featured in the ballpark with the rest of the retired numbers is cool and it's always an opportunity to ...
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Before Becoming an MLB Pioneer, Jackie Robinson Was a Minor League Idol
Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In Montreal, at least, where the fans accepted and revered him. That’s where ...
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Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club ‘Diamond Affair’ event features MLB Hall of Famer Chipper Jones
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 ...
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Jim Becker, AP reporter who covered Jackie Robinson and an underdog Hawaii football team, dies at 98
HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S. Army’s retaking of Seoul during the Korean War, died Friday.
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Jim Becker, AP reporter who covered Jackie Robinson and an underdog Hawaii football team, dies at 98
a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S. Army’s retaking of Seoul during the Korean War, died Friday. He was 98. He died of natural ...