The Jackie Robinson Museum opened Tuesday in Manhattan with a gala ceremony attended by the widow of the barrier-breaking ballplayer and two of his children.
Randy Arozarena became the first player to hit a home run and steal home in a postseason game, and rookie Shane McClanahan pitched the Tampa Bay Rays past the Boston Red Sox 5-0.
All players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear No. 42 on Thursday to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day. In 1947, Jackie Robinson made his MLB debut and broke the sport’s color barrier.
The Astros sign-stealing scheme has brought back memories for former Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine, recalls a spyglass-and-buzzer system the NY Giants rigged up in 1951.
Vin Scully joined the widow of Jackie Robinson to honor the player who broke baseball's color barrier during Robinson's centennial birthday celebration Monday night.
Don Newcombe, the hard-throwing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who was one of the first black players in the MLB and won the Rookie of the Year, MVP and Cy Young awards, has died. He was 92.
Jackie Robinson's daughter thinks black baseball players are reluctant to speak publicly about racial issues because they make up a lower percentage of rosters.