MLB on Wednesday will commemorate the anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947.
Today is Jackie Robinson Day for Major League Baseball, which celebrates the contributions of the legendary player who broke the league's modern day color barrier. Each year on April 15, MLB ...
On the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's big-league debut, his number was retired. Ken Griffey Jr. asked to wear Robinson's No. 42.
Jackie Robinson, who broke MLB's color barrier on April 15, 1947, had his number retired league-wide in 1997.