Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins Dodgers for celebration of Jackie Robinson Day

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins Dodgers for celebration of Jackie Robinson Day

Former Lakers and UCLA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks to the Dodgers and Colorado Rockies during an event to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day prior to their game on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/SCNG) Former Lakers and UCLA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks to the Dodgers and Colorado Rockies during an event to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day prior to their game on Tuesday, April 1…

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar To Join in Pregame Reflection on Jackie Robinson Day

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is among the scheduled speakers for the Dodgers’ annual “team reflection” Tuesday on Jackie Robinson Day. The Dodgers will join the rest of Major League Baseball in marking Tuesday’s 78th anniversary of Robinson breaking baseball’s color line, including gathering with the Colorado Rockies at the statue of Robinson in Dodger Stadium’s Centerfield Plaza to hear speeches about him. The Dodgers have been gathering at the statue o…

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Jackie Robinson had crossed the White Sox's radar a couple times well before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier with the Dodgers in 1947. Robinson grew up in Pasadena, Calif., where the White Sox held spring training at the time. He scrimmaged against the White Sox while playing for Pasadena Junior College in 1938, and then there were stories of a tryout with the Sox in 1942. In his valuable new book, Justice Batted Last: Ernie Banks…

This Tuesday, April 15, marks one of the most important events in the major leagues, Jackie Robinson Day, in order to honor the legacy of the Dodgers of Los Angeles flag. The celebration of this day, established by the Bud Selig commission in 2004, recalls how April 15, 1947 marked a before and after in the history of the MLB, as it represented the debut of the first African American player in the Major Leagues, breaking with the racial barrier …

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Speaking To Dodgers & Rockies During Jackie Robinson Statue Visit

April 15 represents an important day in Major League Baseball, and especially for the Los Angeles Dodgers, as it is the annual celebration and recognition of Jackie Robinson, who made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, and broke MLB’s color barrier. During the 2021 season, manager Dave Roberts began a tradition of gathering the Dodgers players, front office members and personnel at the Jackie Robinson statue in the center fiel…