Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.

Every MLB team has retired his No. 42 jersey, and on the anniversary of his first appearance for the Dodgers, every MLB player wears the number for “Jackie Robinson Day.” In his 10-year career ...

Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal ...

At first, there was no money for a statue ... And, as always, Opening Day is April 15, which the children in League 42 know if Jackie Robinson Day. “He’s a mythical figure now in American ...

Baseball history changed forever with Jackie Robinson. Honored in McDonald's Faces of Black History 2025 live on the 360Wise.

The documentary, made by The Wichita Eagle, tells the story of the theft of League 42’s Jackie Robinson statue.

Before Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Jackie ... Robinson became an All-American football player who set the UCLA record for yards per carry in a season at 12.2 yards per attempt on 42 carries ...