Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson’s legacy on 78th anniversary of breaking color barrier

By BETH HARRIS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers exactly 78 years ago. His legacy continues to inspire people inside and outside of Major League Baseball. Players and staff from the Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and rookie Roki Sasaki, as well as the Colorado Rockies, surrounded Robinson’s statue in Centerfield Plaza hours before tipoff in Los Angeles, co…

Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson’s legacy on 78th anniversary of breaking color barrier

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers 78 years ago Tuesday. His legacy continues to inspire people inside the major leagues — and outside, too. Players and staff from the Dodgers, including Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and rookie Roki Sasaki, and the Colorado Rockies surrounded Robinson’s statue in Centerfield Plaza hours before game time in Los Angeles on Jackie Robinson Day …

Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson's legacy on 78th anniversary of breaking color barrier

Mookie Betts and his Los Angeles Dodgers teammates were joined by the Colorado Rockies in visiting Jackie Robinson's statue at Dodger Stadium on the 78th anniversary of the infielder breaking baseball's color barrier. Robinson was the first Black player of…

Jackie Robinson Celebration Game back after 6 years, honoring one of the sport's greatest

A Treasure Coast baseball staple is back in Vero Beach after six years the Jackie Robinson Celebration Game. The event was first canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic, but fans are excited to be back. 78 years ago, baseball was forever changed when Robinson broke the color barrier. Vero Beach marks where Robinson started his spring training career. WATCH: Jackie Robinson Celebration Game makes a comeback after six years Jackie Robinson Celebrati…

Tim Kurkjian Doesn't Hesitate Naming Most 'Important Baseball Player Ever'

Meet The Wife Of Shohei Ohtani (1:13) It's a special day in the MLB today as baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day.Every April 15, Major League Baseball honors the late Dodgers legend who broke the color barrier back in 1947 and went on to have a Hall of Fame career — a career that included six All-Star appearances, the Rookie of the Year Award, an NL MVP, a batting title and a World Series championship in 1955.On Tuesday, longtime MLB analyst…

MLB celebrating Jackie Robinson Day on 78th anniversary of his historic debut

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