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A new documentary explores how Loyola captured the NCAA title in 1963 with four Black starters. But it was not a typical fairytale

LOS ANGELES — It was only one at-bat, but it changed the direction of Reggie Smith's career.

PHILADELPHIA — Dick Allen’s obligations — the speeches, the ceremony, the news conference — were complete two summers ago, allowing him to finally find a quiet place to sit at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies retired his number in September of 2020, five decades after he kissed the dirt at…

LOS ANGELES — All 30 Major League Baseball clubs celebrated the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson Day on Friday.

MIAMI — It started with a Jorge Soler double. The left fielder worked his way to a 3-1 count in the first Miami Marlins at-bat of the game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday before lining a low Zach Eflin sinker into left field in order to get to second…

The Sox infielder learned about Robinson’s impact on baseball from his uncle, former Orioles outfielder John Shelby. “To be able to honor [Robinson] every year is always something I take pride in.”

PHILADELPHIA — When Jackie Robinson stepped out on to Ebbets Field in 1947 in the alabaster Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, “American apartheid flashed into view like wicked lightning,” in the words of author Roger Kahn. A tempest of change had arrived and its impact would be felt across America extending way…

LOS ANGELES — The word Dave Roberts kept coming back to was "uncomfortable."

After last night’s three-hit game, Miguel Cabrera is just six hits away from 3,000 for his career. He could get there as soon as this weekend’s series in Kansas City. If not, it would likely come some time next week when the Tigers return home to play three games vs.…

The city commemorated his breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier in a big way.

In celebration of this day, we unearthed these images by legendary photographer Richard Meek from the SI Vault.