When I was 7 years old, Jackie Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African American to play in the major leagues. He was truly one of the game’s greatest players. He could hit ...

A Day of Reflection and Inspiration. Introduction. 78 years ago, Jackie Robinson made history by becoming the first African American to b ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2018. We present it here as Major League Baseball celebrates ...

At a time when the Trump administration is ordering a review of how history is depicted in the Smithsonian Institution, ...

Even before the current attack on diversity, major-league clubs have been slow to increase minority representation.

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MLB players around the league showcase how they will pay tribute to former Los Angeles Dodgers' Jackie Robinson on his ...

To say Jackie Robinson’s legacy is bigger than the game of baseball has met a present-day realization—while the MLB joins the rest of the sports world in the hesitant and unknown next steps in society ...

Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a potentially risky endeavor.

Columnist Dylan Hernández writes the Dodgers can't pretend it isn't hypocritical to visit President Trump a week before hosting Jackie Robinson Day.

1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African-American to play in US major league baseball. 1952 — The Detroit Red Wings ... South African Gary Player wins his third event title by 2 strokes. 1991 — ...