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Feb 2, 2024 · Vandals cut off the bronze statue of the civil rights leader and baseball legend from its pedestal and set it on fire in two separate incidents. The statue, worth $75,000, was unveiled by a youth baseball nonprofit in 2021.
Jan 30, 2024 · A bronze statue of legendary baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson was stolen from a park in Wichita, Kan., during the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. The statue, valued at $75,000, was the centerpiece of the League 42 ballpark facility, a baseball league started in 2015 to help kids with little access to organized sports.
1 day ago · The statue was rebuilt where the original was created, Art Castings of Colorado, an art foundry 50 miles outside of Denver. The artist, John Parsons, died in 2022, but the new statue uses Parsons' original mold. Editor's Picks. Man pleads guilty to Jackie Robinson statue theft
Feb 13, 2024 · A 45-year-old man was arrested in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas, police announced Tuesday.
Jan 31, 2024 · The statue of Jackie Robinson, a baseball Hall of Famer and civil rights leader, was stolen and burned in Wichita, Kansas, last week. MLB and the 30 clubs will pay for a new statue and support League 42, a local youth baseball league named after Robinson's number.
May 25, 2024 · Metalsmiths in Colorado are remaking Jackie Robinson in bronze to replace a Kansas statue of the civil rights baseball icon that was stolen.
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Jan 30, 2024 · A bronze statue of legendary baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson was stolen from a park in Wichita, Kan., during the early morning hours of Jan. 25, 2024. Travis Heying / The Wichita Eagle via...
