Jackie Robinson

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The legacy of Jackie Robinson showed in Major League Baseball's draft, with four Black players among the first five selected for the ...

“While Jackie may have never publicly broke down, you can almost rest assured that was the shoulder that he cried on,” he said. During his 10-year career, Robinson was the target of rough play by opposing teams, racist obscenities, hate mail and death threats. A May report by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports said 38% of all MLB players on opening day this season were players of color, an 0.4% increase over a year ago. His widow, Rachel, turns 100 that day and her birthday will be recognized during the game. You’re not going to find us on the bench.’” “One thing we’ve always felt as Black athletes we say, ‘You always have to be the starter.

LOS ANGELES -- On the occasion of Rachel Robinson's 100th birthday -- which she shared with the 92nd annual All-Star Game on Tuesday -- Sony made a generous ...

The Jackie Robinson Foundation hands down has the highest college graduation rate of any scholarship for minority students in the country. The money stemmed from a two-pronged effort from Sony. First, the company sold collector’s editions of the 2021 and ’22 editions of MLB The Show, and donated $1 to the JR Foundation for every copy purchased. With the funding, San Diego Studio created scholarships within the JRF specifically for young adults who are pursuing careers in the video game industry.

Rachel Robinson, widow of baseball trailblazer Jackie Robinson, celebrates her 100th birthday Tuesday. The former professor, nurse, leader in the civil ...

The Robinsons met in 1940 on the campus of UCLA where Rachel earned her nursing degree in 1945. The former professor, nurse, leader in the civil rights movement and founder of the Jackie Robinson Foundation was born Rachel Isum in Pasadena, California in 1922. Rachel Robinson, widow of baseball trailblazer Jackie Robinson, celebrates her 100th birthday Tuesday.

Watch Denzel Washington deliver a tribute to Jackie Robinson ahead of the 2022 MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday.

The Brooklyn Dodgers legend got off to a hot start in the league, winning the Rookie of the Year award as he led his team to the National League pennant that year. “He said that life is not a spectator sport and he lived that motto to the fullest, whether it was charging down the baselines or standing tall for opportunity and justice … That profound impact looms just as large today as it did 75 years ago.” This year marks the 75th anniversary of when Robinson broke the color barrier in the sport in 1947.

This year, Major League Baseball paid tribute to former Dodger and groundbreaking icon Jackie Robinson on the 75th anniversary of his breaking baseball's color ...

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Major League Baseball hit another home run tonight. As it did last year with Kevin Costner's appearance at the Field of Dreams game in Iowa, the league ...

“Business leader, family man, activist, Hall of Famer. He said that life is not a spectator sport, and he lived that motto to the fullest. Whether it was charging down the baseline or standing tall for opportunity and justice, number 42 blazed a trail that would light the way for people from every walk of life and every color and to this very day. Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts did not let the milestone go unnoticed. Beyond the field, Jackie Robinson challenged us to become better versions of ourselves. On the field, he the rookie of the year, a most valuable player, a world champion and a seven-time all star. “Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, 1947,” said Washington setting the scene.

The late MLB legend was honored at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, 75 years after making his debut.

“No. 42 blazed a trail that would light the way for people of every walk of life and every color and, to this very day, every generation,” Washington continued. On the field, he was the Rookie of the Year, a Most Valuable Player, a World Series champion and a seven-time All-Star. Beyond the field, Jackie Robinson challenged us to become better versions of ourselves.” Ahead of the game at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, actor Denzel Washington paid tribute to the late player by highlighting the impact he had on and off the field.

Baseball's All-Stars gathered on the field before Tuesday night's game at Dodger Stadium to honor Rachel Robinson on her 100th birthday.

There is a statue honoring the Hall of Famer outside Dodger Stadium. It's Miss Rachel Robinson's 100th birthday,” Betts said. Players from both teams fanned out across the grass behind him.

Baseball's All-Stars gathered on the field before the game at Dodger Stadium to honor Rachel Robinson on her 100th birthday.

There is a statue honoring the Hall of Famer outside Dodger Stadium. Players from both teams fanned out across the grass behind him. It’s Miss Rachel Robinson’s 100th birthday,” Betts said.

Rachel Robinson, the widow of Major League Baseball's Jackie Robinson, was honored before Tuesday's All-Star Game in Los Angeles on her 100th birthday.

–The American League has now won nine straight All-Star Games dating back to 2013. –Playing in front of his home fans, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin suffered the loss. So for me to see him in person, be on the same team, finally be up close, it was like, ‘Wow.’ You know, like, I literally sat down. “I didn’t know what pitch to throw yet, so just kind of giving myself a second and I got him.” Jackie Robinson, to whom Rachel was married for 26 years, died in 1972 at the age of 53. So on the count of three, I want everybody here to say: ‘Happy Birthday, Rachel!'”

"Beyond the field, Jackie Robinson challenged us to become better versions of ourselves," the actor said. The night also brought tributes to Robinson's ...

"[Jackie Robinson] said that life is not a spectator sport, and he lived that motto to the fullest. Rachel and Jackie Robinson were newlyweds when they traveled together to Florida for spring training at a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team. "He changed the game of baseball and so much more. His pain was her pain. Rachel previously described to NPR how she was "horrified" by the everyday racism they encountered, from being bumped off flights and turned away from restaurants to being forced to sit in the back of the bus in Jacksonville. "His trial was her trial.