Did you know that Jackie Robinson may have been chosen not simply because he was the "best" Black baseball player, but ...

NEW YORK - 1946. Jackie Robinson is the featured star on the cover of Negro Baseball magazine for 1946. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images) Jackie Robinson didn't just change ...

The U.S. Department of Defense removed a webpage about the military career of Black baseball legend Jackie Robinson in early 2025. Robinson is best known for breaking baseball's so-called color ...

Baseball player Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier as its first Black athlete. The infielder made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, and went on to have a ...

The most significant moment in Major League Baseball history took place on April 15, 1947 when Jackie Robinson made his Major League debut and forever broke the baseball color barrier.