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The Complicated Legacy of Jackie Robinson Day

MLB’s integration decimated the Negro Leagues and left many Black players, coaches and executives with nowhere to go.

Sports Illustrated

The Long Autumn of Jackie Robinson

Years after he broke the MLB color barrier, the Brooklyn Dodger's impact reverberated throughout the sporting world, the city he represented and beyond.

Sports Illustrated

Jackie Robinson was a Republican until the GOP became the 'white man’s party'

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, forever changing baseball and society.

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Review: 'True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson' digs deeper into amazing life

SAN DIEGO — Jackie Robinson Day will be celebrated throughout Major League Baseball on Friday, the 75th anniversary of Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Tribune News Service

Jackie Robinson was a radical – don't listen to the sanitized version of history

In our new book, “Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America,” Rob Elias and I profile the many iconoclasts, dissenters and mavericks who defied baseball’s and society’s establishment.

The Conversation

Nike celebrates Jackie Robinson with its latest Dunk Low sneaker

The limited edition release takes place 75 years after the Black player made baseball history.

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With new left field wall in place, Oriole Park at Camden Yards begins 30th anniversary season with a fresh look

BALTIMORE — There isn’t an official name yet, and there might never be one. But it will be known regardless by whatever nickname catches the fancy of the fan base — something to know the right angle that now stands in left-center field of Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

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Tommy Davis, 2-time NL batting champion with Dodgers, dies at 83

He was the franchise’s first batting champion after the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles. He won consecutive titles in 1962, when he hit .346 and led the NL in hits and RBI, and 1963, when he hit .326. Davis also played for the White Sox and Cubs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why WarnerMedia’s Johnita Due Refuses to Stick to Sports

The executive’s commitment to diversity and inclusion runs deeper than any corporate mandate.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | The Inside Scoop on the NFL’s Announcer Roulette

NFL games on TV will sound different next season.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Recapping a Wild First Weekend of March Madness

Plus, an outrageous finish to a college hockey game.

Sports Illustrated

Nike pays tribute to Jackie Robinson with a Dodger Blue Dunk sneaker

The shoe commemorates the 75th anniversary of Robinson breaking the MLB’s color barrier.

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Are Sports Tickets The New High-Growth Collectible? Jackie Robinson And Michael Jordan Debuts Break Records

Over the years, investors and sports fans have gravitated to various collectibles from past and present athletes. Areas of interest include sports cards, sports memorabilia and autographs. With record sales happening, it might be time to gravitate to the high-growth area of tickets.

Benzinga

Michael Jordan’s Bulls debut game ticket sells for nearly half-a-million

The ticket nearly set the record for the most expensive ticket sold at an auction, with only Jackie Robinson’s Dodgers debut beating it.

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Ticket From Jackie Robinson’s Debut Sells for Record Price at Auction

Tickets from Jackie Robinson and Michael Jordan’s respective debuts both surpassed the previous record price.

Tribune News Service

Vahe Gregorian: On plight of Kansas City's Monarch Plaza and how the Negro Leagues Museum is spearheading its revival

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Standing at the corner of 22nd and Brooklyn today, you overlook a site where the Sultan of Swat, Babe Ruth, played (exhibitions in 1927 and 1931) and the Sultan of Sod, George Toma, made his name.

The Guardian - US

Before Brooklyn: the secret heroes who helped break baseball’s color barrier

Jackie Robinson is rightfully lauded for his role in the desegregation of baseball. But many others, from writers to train porters, helped the process

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball quiz: A lesson in Black history

Test your knowledge of the national pastime and hopefully learn a few things along the way.

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Vahe Gregorian: Why a bullet-riddled Jackie Robinson marker is vital to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first words of Jackie Robinson's biography, "I Never Had It Made," deftly frame the circumstances of his birth in Cairo, Ga.

The Independent UK

Vandalized plaque honoring Jackie Robinson to be displayed

A plaque honoring baseball legend Jackie Robinson that was vandalized in Georgia is coming to Kansas City's Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to be put on display

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