Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2010. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball ...

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.

Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal ...

On this day in 1919, baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. Best known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

Jim Becker, a long time journalist who had spent more than 40 years in journalism including a role as a national reporter for ...

J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League ... team that made baseball history when Jackie Robinson became the first Black player to suit up for a National or American League team in the 20th ...

Baseball fans on the Treasure Coast have something to celebrate! The beloved Jackie Robinson Celebration Game is making its comeback on Tuesday, April 15, ...

Tommy Brown, the last surviving member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers and the youngest player to homer in a Major League Baseball game ... the legendary Jackie Robinson. Suffice to say, Robinson ...

Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In Montreal, at least, where the fans accepted and revered him. That’s where ...