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The 2025 celebration of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier is taking place in a toxic political environment.
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2018. We present it here as Major League Baseball celebrates ...
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2018. We present it here as Major League Baseball celebrates ...
In the world of pro sports, athletes are very attached to their numbers. Once a year, though, everyone in Major League Baseball sets theirs aside.
With additions such as Hyeseong Kim and Roki Sasaki to the already strong team of Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Shohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernandez and Will Smith, many bets have been placed on the ...
MLB chose to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on April 15 to mark the anniversary of his first game with the Dodgers. Robinson ...
Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a potentially risky endeavor.
Instead, Betts made it clear Monday that he “absolutely” wants to play for Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The eight-time All-Star hit .313 with an RBI and seven runs scored during the ...
For those that somehow don’t know, Jackie became the first African-American player in MLB by breaking the color barrier on ...