Jackie Robinson

It’s been a longtime coming, but Los Angeles Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax was finally honored with a statue at Dodger Stadium. The Hall of Fame pitcher joined Jackie Robinson at the new centerfield plaza behind the bleachers at Chavez Ravine. Koufax and Robinson were teammates with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955, and now are immortalized forever in Los Angeles....

A recently unearthed Kobe Bryant game-worn Lakers jersey from the team’s 1997 playoff run is up for auction at SCP Auctions’ 2022 Spring Premier. There are many items up for sale on the auction, including ticket stubs from Jackie Robinson’s monumental MLB debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, a pair of Mickey Mantle rookie cards, an autographed Babe Ruth…

A baseball bat used by Brooklyn Dodgers great Jackie Robinson during the 1949 MLB All-Star Game sold for a record $1.08 million dollars at an auction Saturday.

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Trea Turner extended his hitting streak to 26 games with an RBI triple and Gavin Lux scored two runs while reaching base three times in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. Chris Taylor had an early run-scoring triple as the Dodgers punctuated Jackie Robinson Day with their fourth consecutive win in front of a...

Several celebrations were held on Friday, marking the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. Ted Chen reports for the NBC 4 News at 5.

Major League Baseball is celebrating Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, which is the 75th anniversary of him breaking baseball’s color barrier.

As the Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman that day in 1947, he saw action right from the start.

Sandy Koufax is set to join fellow Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson with a bronze statue at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers said Monday the unveiling will be June 18 before the team hosts Cleveland. The first 40,000 fans will receive a replica statue. Koufax’s statue had been scheduled to be unveiled in 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic changed…

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…