Robinson’s career was packed with highlights. He won the inaugural Rookie of the Year Award in 1947 and the NL MVP in 1949. Across 10 seasons, he hit .313, smashed 141 home runs, and stole 197 ...

Many kids won’t have the opportunity to meet a big league manager, but when they see No. 42 on Monday and ask what it means, baseball invites them to open the book of Robinson’s legacy.

When baseball observes Jackie Robinson Day on Monday, every player on every team will wear No. 42 in honor of Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier April 15, 1947.

As Major League Baseball honors the 75th anniversary of Robinson's historic breaking of the color barrier, let's not forget where he came from. Robinson spent the first year of his life near Cairo.

When it comes to breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier, most people know the name Jackie Robinson. Robinson became the first Black player in the majors when Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch ...

Wande Olabisi is a baseball player at Stanford, thanks to Jackie Robinson. It's your typical story: Nigerian kid in Saudi Arabia is inspired to play baseball by a long-dead American social pioneer ...

The most valuable treasure for sale is an original 1971 Norman Rockwell painting, “Gee, Thanks, Brooks” of Robinson singing an autograph for a kid. Robinson, a shrewd businessman, bought it at ...

Every April 15, Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day. Players wear No. 42 for Robinson, the first Black player in the league in the 20th century. The celebrations serve not only as ...