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Jackie Robinson remembered around MLB on 77th anniversary of him breaking baseball's color barrier
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoMajor League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport’s color...
Bright Spot: Jackie Robinson and tax day share some history
The Alliance Review via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApril 15 was more than income tax day. It also was the 76th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s...
League 42 targeting facility upgrades with latest donations
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — When the new Jackie Robinson statue is installed at McAdams Park, League 42 founder Bob Lutz is hopeful that improved surveillance, cameras, and lighting will be added ...
Community rallies to replace a Jackie Robinson statue after it was stolen from a Kansas little...
NBC News via Yahoo Sports· 4 weeks agoJaimarius Barnes, an 11-year-old in the Wichita, Kansas-based League 42 baseball organization,...
Torres: So, who are your heroes? | Opinion
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWhen I was a kid I threw the word "hero" around a lot. I had sports "heroes," music "heroes," acting "heroes." And then there were real-life heroes, like...
Six percent of MLB players are Black. How baseball got here isn’t hard to figure out.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoAs Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day the current percentage of its rosters that...
Opinion: What it says about America when Jackie Robinson’s statue is destroyed
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months ago“If erecting a statue of Jackie Robinson symbolizes hope for a better America, what does it reveal...
College baseball: Bethune-Cookman, Stetson handle the Portal Era in their own ways
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoDAYTONA BEACH — On the field, Bethune-Cookman and Stetson were playing the same game Tuesday night...
Larry Doby honored with Congressional Gold Medal in D.C.
The Bergen Record via Yahoo Sports· 6 months agoLarry Doby, a pioneering force for Black baseball players, was honored with the Congressional Gold...
Community gathers to support League 42, Jackie Robinson statue still missing
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA gathering was held Saturday morning, for those saddened on, by the loss of the pillar of their youth league. A Wichita Police Lieutenant said community tips are coming in about the Jackie Robinson statue that was stolen from McAdams Park.