The tradition of Jackie Robinson displayed. Major League Baseball’s draft, with four. Black players. The initial five chose without precedent for history. Jackie Robinson’s presence will pose a potential threat over Tuesday’s All-Star game at Dodger Stadium, where the Hall of Famer. Six of the initial 18 players picked as well as nine players taken … Read more
This story was first published in The Sporting News on April 14, 1997, on the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaching baseball’s color line. It was written by TSN archivist Steve Gietschier, a Brooklyn native who witnessed his first Dodgers game during the Robinson period. The New York Times’ sports columnist Arthur Daley treated the … Read more
A bat used by Jackie Robinson in the 1949 All-Star Game sold for $1.08 million at auction on Saturday, according to Goldin Auctions of New Jersey. Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s (MLB) color barrier in 1947, won the National League Most Valuable Player Award the same year he participated in the Mid-Summer Classic at … Read more
The 75th anniversary of the late Jackie Robinson breaking Major League Baseball’s colour barrier is being commemorated in a spectacular way in New York City. On Friday, the landmark 42nd Street and Broadway crossroads in Manhattan was renamed “Jackie Robinson Way.” To mark the 75th anniversary, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, Robinson’s eldest granddaughter, Sonya Pankey, … Read more
