Growing up in the Bahamas, Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. learned a lot about baseball from his maternal grandmother. A shortstop for the Bahamian national softball team in the 1980s, ...
Before Rosa Parks changed history by refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Alabama bus, a righteous Black Army lieutenant was court martialed for taking the same stand in Texas. His name: ...
Branch Rickey knew his intentions. He, the former general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals who’d created a dynasty featuring stars like Dizzy Dean and Stan Musial, wanted to replicate his success.
The Pentagon has clarified the controversy behind the removal of Jackie Robinson’s military service story on the Department of Defense’s website. On Tuesday night, ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan noticed ...
IS TRACKING ALL THOSE DEVELOPMENTS. HE’S LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM RIGHT NOW. WELL, JACKIE ROBINSON’S PAGE AND OTHERS, THEY ARE NOW RESTORED. BUT ALL DAY IT LED TO QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW SUCH AN IMPORTANT ...
Jackie Robinson is unequivocally one of the greatest Americans ever to live. Without question, he was the best of us. Our society certainly wouldn't be what it is today without his significant ...
Keeping the “memory and values alive for today’s ... players and fans.” Seventy-five years ago, Jackie Robinson debuted as a first baseman with the Brooklyn Dodgers while donning jersey No. 42.
Tuesday, April 15, was Jackie Robinson Day. Just like it is every year in Major League Baseball. As every active player in the league donned the No. 42, you couldn’t help but feel like something ...