Fix this now.” Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson dons a baseball Mitt at his Stamford, Conn. home, Dec. 13, 1956 shortly after his trade with the Giants was announced. (AP Photo/John Lyndsay ...

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater ... he was traded to the New York Giants in December 1956. A month later, the 37-year-old Robinson announced his retirement in Look magazine.

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. To know anything about Jackie Robinson — the civil rights leader, businessman ...