FILE - Jackie Robinson, infielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers, swings his bat in this action pose at Ebbett's Field in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 9, 1951. (AP Photo File) “Jackie often said the ballot ...

A Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and stolen Thursday from a Little League baseball field in Wichita, Kansas, has been found in a trash can at a different park – burned and ...

His name was Jackie Robinson. Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. He stepped into the batter’s box at Ebbets Field in the Flatbush community. He started at first base ...

Miami murals honoring baseball trailblazers Jackie Robinson and Minnie Minoso were defaced with swastikas and racist slurs ...

Jackie Robinson is justly celebrated for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier and then racking up Hall of Fame statistics for a decade while leading the Brooklyn Dodgers to six ...

But standing up for Jackie Robinson should not be a subversive ... That’s not to say racism melted away that day Robinson took the field with the Dodgers. It would be another two decades before ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steph Tharpe is a journalist who covers Black enterprise and culture. Jackie Robinson didn't just change baseball — he ...

“On March 17th, 1946, Jackie Robinson changed professional baseball forever when he stepped out onto the field and broke the color barrier in the sport. His courage that day not only redefined ...

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The Chicago White Sox lost to the Athletics 12-3 in a game that featured a trio of three-run home runs at Rate Field as the teams observed Jackie Robinson Day on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. A young ...

The man who stole a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can has been sentenced to prison. Ricky Alderete on Friday was sentenced ...

had raised $50,000 for the statue at its field, according to CNN affiliate KLBY. The league was named in honor of Jackie Robinson, whose jersey number was 42. Before Robinson became the first ...