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‘Barrier Breakers’ exhibit honors Black and Latino players in Major League Baseball
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has opened its "Barrier Breakers" exhibit at the San Diego Central Library, commemorating ...
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Number of Black players on Opening Day rosters increases
The diversity of MLB rosters is as strong as ever, and the effects of the league’s efforts to improve its percentage of Black ...
This Date in Baseball - Jackie Robinson becomes the 1st black player to sign a Major League contract
This Date in Baseball, April 10 - Jackie Robinson becomes the 1st black player to sign a Major League contract ...
Strawberry says MLB needs to focus on developing and marketing the game within the inner cities
Darryl Strawberry says Major League Baseball needs to focus on developing and marketing the game within the inner cities in order for the percentage of Black players to rise substantially ...
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‘Jackie Robinson would be outraged’: Author Peter Dreier on the Dodgers’ White House visit with Donald Trump
Given the Dodgers’ history of breaking the color barrier by making Jackie Robinson the first Black Major League Baseball ...
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MLB teams with NY non-profit to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day
The name Jackie Robinson is synonymous with the values of teamwork, dedication and, above all else, selflessness. Each year ...
Lionel Messi says new foreign players making MLS 'stronger'
Inter Miami CF star Lionel Messi said he's seen the level of Major League Soccer continue to rise as clubs sign young, ...
Why are MLB players all wearing the same number? Today is Jackie Robinson Day
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues on Tuesday, with the day named for ...
As another Jackie Robinson Day approaches, the number of Black major leaguers keeps falling
April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day, marking the date he broke baseball's color barrier. But the number of African Americans ...