Twenty-eight years later, on April 15, 1947, he broke the baseball color line and became the first African American to play on a major sports team. Here are 42 facts to celebrate the legendary ...

MLB is right to celebrate its most impactful participant, an American civil rights hero whose courage should always be taught ...

Before Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) became the first African American to debut in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1947, Black ballplayers were allowed to play only in their "own" leagues which ...

Seventy-eight years ago, on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut and integrated Major League ...