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Oct 29, 2009 · Jackie Robinson, the first Black athlete to play Major League Baseball, joined the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, a date now famous as Jackie Robinson Day.
Apr 15, 2023 · Anthony Castrovince. @ castrovince. Fifty years after his death, Jackie Robinson is still making an impact on baseball and on society. That impact will be celebrated across the sport on Saturday. In 2023, Jackie Robinson Day is not just an acknowledgement of Robinson’s historic debut with the Dodgers 76 years ago but also a salute to the 50th ...
Apr 15, 2022 · April 15, 2022, 1:53 AM PDT. By Fred Frommer. As Jackie Robinson prepared to take the field as the first Black player in modern baseball history on Opening Day 75 years ago this Friday, an...
Apr 16, 2022 · The sports world celebrated Jackie Robinson Day with tributes, posts and events that honor the man who broke the MLB's color barrier.
Apr 16, 2024 · Jackie Robinson remembered around MLB on 77th anniversary of him breaking baseball’s color barrier. 1 of 13 |. Former New York Mets Mookie Wilson, left, presents Rachel Robinson with flowers in honor of Jackie Robinson Day before a baseball game between the Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York.
On April 15 each season, every team in the majors celebrates Jackie Robinson Day in honor of when he broke the color barrier in baseball, becoming the first African-American player in the 20th century to take the field in the American or National league.
Apr 15, 2022 · April 15, 2022. On April 15, 1947, 75 years ago, Jackie Robinson stepped onto Ebbets Field as a Brooklyn Dodger, changing baseball – and changing the course of history. He chose to stand for equality, and to use his gifts to break barriers and build bridges on and off the field.
