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

Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S. Army’s retaking ...

Baseball fans on the Treasure Coast have something to celebrate! The beloved Jackie Robinson Celebration Game is making its comeback on Tuesday, April 15, ...

Seeing the number featured in the ballpark with the rest of the retired numbers is cool and it's always an opportunity to ...

Although these tributes are highly warranted, I doubt that Jackie Robinson would be entirely happy. No matter how lavish or sincere the tributes are, they are all ceremonial. This is true in baseball ...

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(AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy) Jim Becker, a former Associated Press journalist, holds a painting depicting Jackie Robinson’s Major League Baseball debut in 1947, at his home in Kaneohe, Hawaii, May 21, ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S. Army’s retaking of Seoul during the Korean War, died Friday.

Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson's big-league baseball debut and the U.S. Army's retaking of Seoul during the Korean War, died Friday. He was 98.