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Larry Doby broke the color barrier in the American League. But as Terry Pluto explains, his rushed debut with the Cleveland ...
But standing up for Jackie Robinson should not be a subversive or controversial stance, especially for the Dodgers and MLB. Robinson is more than a baseball icon. He’s an American hero.
On June 14, in Clayton, N.C., about 43 miles east of the Duke campus, celebrated actor and university professor Mike Wiley, ...
But Jackie Robinson Day, as currently observed by MLB, has none of that bite. As the league plainly states on its website, “Every year on April 15, Baseball honors Jackie's legacy by celebrating ...
1901 — Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox won his 300th game with a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia A’s. 1921 — Babe Ruth sets a record of 137 career home runs.
On Jackie Robinson Day in 2022, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “What he did was incredible, but we’ve got to do him right by keep going.”. On Jackie Robinson Day in 2023 ...
Major League Baseball's Jackie Robinson Day lands in the middle of Trump's anti-DEI plot, which seeks to eliminate talk of pioneering Black heroism.
But Jackie Robinson Day, as currently observed by MLB, has none of that bite. As the league plainly states on its website, “Every year on April 15, Baseball honors Jackie's legacy by celebrating ...