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Jackie Robinson's legacy looms over All-Star Game in LA
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe legacy of Jackie Robinson showed in Major League Baseball’s draft, with four Black players among...
How Larry Doby helped integrate Major League Baseball weeks after Jackie Robinson’s historic signing
NY Post via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he signed onto the National League’s Brooklyn...
Rachel Robinson, Jackie's widow and baseball's First Lady, is celebrating her 100th birthday
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoRachel Robinson, widow of baseball trailblazer Jackie Robinson, celebrates her 100th birthday...
Denzel Washington makes surprise appearance at MLB All-Star Game to honor Jackie Robinson
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLou Gehrig (or Gary Cooper) ain't got nothin' on him. National treasure Denzel Washington donned...
Beloved Jackie Robinson Statue Stolen, Burned and Destroyed in Wichita: 'Our Community Is...
People via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPolice said the thieves cut the statue at its ankles and "hauled" it off before burning it at a park...
Johnson: Celebrating the 100th birthday of Rachel Robinson, an inspirational figure
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is a column by Athens native, Jessica Johnson, a lecturer at The Ohio State University's Lima...
A Jackie Robinson statue was stolen and burned. An MLB donation is helping secure another one
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLeague 42 executive director Bob Lutz walks past the charred remains of a trash can where police...
Donations pour in to replace destroyed Jackie Robinson statue
WJW via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDonations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have...
MLB, clubs commit funding for Wichita’s League 42
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — After the theft and destruction of League 42’s Jackie Robinson statue, the baseball community is committing to help. Bob Lutz, the...
Jackie Robinson Museum honoring baseball, civil rights icon opens in NYC
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTreasured items capturing Jackie Robinson’s life and legacy are now on display for the world to see....