Jackie Robinson

Justin Turner and Max Muncy each hit a three-run homer, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 on Thursday night as David Price earned his first regular-season save. Muncy’s two-out drive in the seventh inning off reliever Yency Almonte (0-1) gave the defending World Series champions a 6-5 lead on the way to their sixth straight...

Manager Dave Roberts and the Los Angeles Dodgers started Jackie Robinson Day, several hours before Thursday night’s game against the Colorado Rockies, with a private tribute to the Hall of Famer and civil rights advocate. Wearing their No. 42 jerseys in honor of the Brooklyn Dodgers great, on-field personnel and others from the organization — approximately 75 in total —…

Major League Baseball has reclassified the Negro Leagues as a major league and will count the statistics and records of its 3,400 players as part of its history

Major League Baseball will celebrate Jackie Robinson Day Friday, four months later than usual because of the coronavirus pandemic. Jackie Robinson Day is customarily held on April 15, marking the anniversary of his breaking baseball’s color line in 1947. Because there were no games played on April 15, Jackie Robinson Day is being held on Aug. 28, the anniversary of…

The Black Lives Matter movement is a turning point in the history of our country. The Los Angeles Dodgers know a lot about history, especially when it comes to racial inequality. The organization that broke the color barrier in sports by signing Jackie Robinson on April 10, 1947, announced that they would auction off game-worn jerseys featuring the MLB’s Black…

There has been a recent push by some advocates to change the name of Barclays Center to something that could honor legendary Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson

Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama are among those who are tipping their caps in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues.

Barack Obama tipped his cap. So did three other former presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the founding of baseball’s Negro Leagues. The campaign launched Monday with photos and videos from, among others, Hank Aaron, Rachel Robinson Derek Jeter, Colin Powell, Michael Jordan,...

Wednesday marked an important day in Major League Baseball history. April 15, 1947 was the day Jackie Robinson made his MLB debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke the color barrier in baseball. Since March 2004, MLB honors his legacy by celebrating “Jackie Robinson Day” on the anniversary of the historic debut. Ordinarily, the Dodgers would be celebrating inside the…

The Los Angeles Dodgers are helping us all pass the time while we stay at home by combining two of our favorite things in March: Opening Day and March Madness. The Dodgers tweeted out a NCAA tournament style bracket with a list of 64 of the top players in franchise history and asked fans to fill out the bracket and…

Jackie Robinson Stadium in Compton will be refurbished in a partnership involving the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation and the charitable organization operated by Dodger pitching star Clayton Kershaw and his wife Ellen, it was announced Monday.

Paul Goldschmidt and Alex Avila both homered, A.J. Pollock hit two, and Deven Merrero hit a home run that was erased because of a baserunning miscue, as the Arizona Diamondbacks dominated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-1, on Pups at the Park night on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.

Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched seven sharp innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers posted their 105th win to match the highest total in franchise history, beating the San Francisco Giants 2-0 Saturday for their sixth straight victory.

The late sportscaster Keith Jackson, who dubbed the Rose Bowl the “Granddaddy of Them All,” will be the next person honored with a statue outside the legendary Pasadena venue.