In the century before Jackie Robinson broke the ... know a lot about the history of Black horsemen, of Black jockeys." Top left, Ronnie Tanner holds a picture from the first race he won in ...

Major League Baseball continues to make sure no one who cares about the game ever forgets Jackie Robinson and his legacy. Robinson, the first Black player in the major leagues when he debuted for ...

Spring training is underway for Chicago's baseball teams, both of which have played significant roles in the history of ...

(AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy) Jim Becker, a former Associated Press journalist, holds a painting depicting Jackie Robinson’s Major ...

In its celebration of Black History Month, MLB Network looks at the careers of Jackie Robinson and Mookie Betts and their impact on baseball ...

Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie ... as the first black player in the American League. Soon other players, such as Monte Irvin, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe, played in the major leagues.

HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s ... He watched Robinson become the first Black player on a Major League baseball team when editors ...

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

In honor of Black History ... bust honors Robinson who in 1947 broke the "color barrier" in Major League Baseball when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The piece was created by Sculptor Inge ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S ... York headquarters without an appointment and was hired to start the ...