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What is Jackie Robinson Day? Explaining why every MLB team wears 42
Major League Baseball celebrates something special today. April 15 marks Jackie Robinson Day, and each year the league commemorates the legacy of Brooklyn Dodgers star and Hall-of-Famer Jackie ...
Youth baseball program takes in $300K after its bronze statue of Jackie Robinson is stolen
The destruction of a Jackie Robinson statue caught the attention of the nation. The aftermath showed how deeply Robinson ...
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Happy Birthday To Baseball Legend Jackie Robinson: A Pioneer On And Off The Field
On this day in 1919, baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. Best known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers ...
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Jackie Robinson: Before the Dodgers, a 4-sport star at UCLA
Every MLB team has retired his No. 42 jersey, and on the anniversary of his first appearance for the Dodgers, every MLB player wears the number for “Jackie Robinson Day.” In his 10-year career ...