The Washington Nationals star was supposed to be out the day that he got hurt, but still suited up for an honorable reason.

Baseball players Dasan Brown and Irv Carter IV are keeping Jackie Robinson's legacy alive through their actions both on and off the field. As they prepare to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day, their ...

A Day of Reflection and Inspiration. Introduction. 78 years ago, Jackie Robinson made history by becoming the first African American to b ...

Black to the Bigs. 4/1/2025 \| 45m 6s Video has Closed Captions \| CC. Baseball legends Ken Griffey Jr, Mookie Betts and others discuss the decline of Black playe ...

I was one of 100 volunteers for United Way of Indian River County operations crew at Jackie Robinson Day game in Vero Beach. I learned a lot that day.

Herms and Ramsey have been with the Reds for more than 25 years, and it’s tough to find days when either one’s had as many small stats to look up than Leo did Sunday during and after the Reds’ 24-2 ...

The first black major leaguer, Robinson was not hired because of his race. He would have been a Hall of Famer in any era.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. — who will be prominent in this week’s social media roundup — wore some old-fashioned pants, the same style ...

Abdul-Jabbar told stories about becoming a Brooklyn Dodger fan at a young age because of Robinson and getting to meet him ...

The Dodgers, who later moved to LA, were an integral part of Indian River County until new team ownership moved spring ...

Dallas Cowboys' all-time great Deion Sanders is trying to explain why Shedeur Sanders is inexplicably getting his number ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2009. We present it here as Major League Baseball commemorates the ...