President Biden has signed a bill designating the Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach, Florida, a commemorative site and part of the African American Civil Rights Network.

Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play Major League Baseball and is a celebrated hero of the Civil Rights Movement ...

Mykalai Kontilai, who fraudulently used Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers contracts, was sentenced to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay $6.1 million he stole from investors.

It was unveiled in 2017 on the 70th anniversary of him breaking Major ... team-wide tradition to visit the statue every year on Jackie Robinson Day. Especially for Roberts, the first Black manager ...

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just ... In 1997, Major League Baseball dedicated the season to Robinson on the 50th anniversary of his debut. It also announced it would retire No ...

The award has been named the Jackie Robinson Award since 1987, the 40th anniversary of Robinson breaking the league's color barrier. In 2024, Luis Gil of the New York Yankees won the award for the ...

After a stint with the minor-league Montreal Royals, Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball and a key contributor to the civil rights movement in the United States.

Jackie Robinson led the way for generations of black ... In 1997, baseball dedicated the season to Robinson on the 50th anniversary of his debut. How should we remember this grandson of a slave ...