But have you ever wondered why every player on every team, plus coaches and umpires have No. 42 on their uniforms? In this piece, we will explain the history of Jackie Robinson Day and why all ...

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he appeared in his first pro game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Halfway across the country, in the small city of ...

The new film “42” chronicles and celebrates Jackie Robinson’s courage in integrating baseball. Less well known is Robinson’s off-the-field effort to combat prejudice of all stripes.

On April 15, 1947, Robinson, wearing the number 42, became the first African American player in the Major Leagues in more than half a century. He faced slurs, threats and abuse, as fans and ...

It’s been a little more than six months since the life-sized bronze statue of Jackie Robinson, a crowning achievement for ...

Most Wichitans, along with a whole lot of other people, already know the story of how League 42’s Jackie Robinson statue was stolen from McAdams Park where the nonprofit youth baseball league ...

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just that ... Pigeon-toed and muscular, it was No. 42's aggressiveness on the basepaths that thrilled fans. It wasn't so much his two stolen-base titles ...

In 1946, Jackie Robinson is a Black League baseball player who never takes racism lying down. Branch Rickey is a Major League team executive with a bold idea. To that end, Rickey recruits Robinson ...

Tommy Brown, the last surviving member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers and the youngest player to homer in a Major League ...

Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play Major League Baseball and is a celebrated hero of the Civil Rights Movement ...