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The best second baseman in Dodgers history comes down to three names: Jackie Robinson, Jim Gilliam and Davey Lopes. Who did the readers pick?
Two significant historical events occurred on the auspicious day of July 27, 2025. Five players entered the hallowed halls of ...
Major League Baseball legend Jackie Robinson's April 15th, 1947 debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers were heralded for the ...
Rachel Robinson met Jackie Robinson at UCLA in the 1940s. This past weekend Rachel Robinson celebrated her 103rd birthday ...
Jackie stood for way more than life goes on. “Jackie Robinson is in my heart, he’s in my DNA. He’s with me every day. Without Jackie, there would be no Eric Davis, at least not in baseball.
Jackie Robinson made his major league debut 75 years ago Friday. He died 50 years ago, and few fans alive today can say they saw Robinson play. Carl Erskine saw him play every day.
A Life Is Not Important Except In The Impact It Has On Other Lives.” — Jackie Roosevelt Robinson’s Headstone My grandmother took me to Mets games during the summer of 1964 when I was 10 ...
Following a memorable experience at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex (JRTC) in Vero Beach, Fla., 44 of the 112 ...
In advance of MLB's leaguewide celebration of Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, Dreier spoke with Capital & Main by phone. Note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers star since breaking into Major League baseball in 1947, is shown with his wife, Rachel, and their four-year-old son, Jackie Jr., in their home in Stamford, Conn ...
Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
Jackie Robinson and his wife, Rachel, look at photos of the ballplayer in action in New York in 1949. Robinson was named most valuable player in the National League that year. (Marty Lederhandler/AP) ...