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 ...

The 2025 celebration of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier is taking place in a toxic political environment.

Today in Sports, April 15 - Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African-American to play in U.S. major league baseball ...

The history of Graniteville's Black community is being documented through a collaboration between a third-generation ...

1947 — Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African-American to play in US major league baseball. 1952 — The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 to capture the Stanley Cup. The Red Wings ...

1901 — Boston Marathon won for second straight year by Canadian Jim Caffrey. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read ...

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