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Happy Jackie Robinson Day

What is Jackie Robinson Day around Major League Baseball and why is it always on April 15?

Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues on Tuesday, with the day named for the first Black baseball player of the modern era and marking the 78th anniversary of his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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Jackie Robinson Day celebrated with No. 42 tributes at Globe Life Field

Jackie Robinson Day, celebrated annually by Major League Baseball, honors Robinson's debut on April 15, 1947, as the first Black player in the majors. Globe Life Field featured No. 42 merchandise, with players and fans paying tribute.

Yahoo! Sports · 4h

Dodgers celebrate Jackie Robinson after saying nothing when it mattered

In response to a presidential administration lambasting baseball's greatest hero as a DEI story, MLB and the Dodgers have said very little.

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How to honor Jackie Robinson? Defend his legacy from those who wish to erase him. | Opinion

Jackie Robinson Day this year comes just a few weeks after the Trump administration tried to erase the baseball icon and American hero.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram26d

Jackie Robinson’s legacy is the people who want him muzzled — and the real reason why | Opinion

During Trump’s 2020 campaign, he even used Robinson in a campaign ad. It’s all clumsy. But none of it is an accident. Trump would love a neat, tidy version of Jackie — who died right around ...

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Jackie Robinson: Before the Dodgers, a 4-sport star at UCLA

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete ... Major League Baseball celebrates that groundbreaking day every April 15. Robinson died in 1972 at the age of 53, but his legacy has lived on for ...

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Jackie Robinson baseball game returns to Vero Beach after COVID hiatus

Robinson was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1962. He died Oct. 24, 1972, according to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. “Jackie Robinson made my success possible,” Dr. Martin Luther King ...

Yankees reflect on Jackie Robinson’s legacy: ‘He’s one of the most important figures in American history’

All of Major League Baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day on Tuesday, April 15, as it was on this day that the former ...

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