Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball ...

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Brown was 97 years old and died after contracting pneumonia ... for playing time at first base alongside the legendary Jackie Robinson. Suffice to say, Robinson won the competition and ...

In a continued celebration of Black History Month, our first pick this week is Jackie Robinson. Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose ...

Journalist Jim Becker has died at 98. He traveled the world as an Associated Press reporter, and covered Jackie Robinson’s ...

Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. By now, most — if not all — of you are surrounded by homage to the break-down of the color barrier in baseball.

CAIRO, Ga. (WCTV) - The Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club’s “Diamond Affair” event featured former Atlanta Brave Chipper Jones as the keynote speaker. Friday’s fundraiser happened on ...

Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he ... That’s where Robinson -- a 27-year old World War II veteran -- led the Royals to what was called the “Junior World Series ...