Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal Royals minor league club. He made his debut in Jersey City on April 18, 1946 with a 14-1 victory.

New York Waterway is christening the newest addition to its fleet, named after one of the most groundbreaking athletes of all-time.

On Tuesday, Gerrit Cole's wife, Amy, posted a heartwarming picture of their children enjoying a day at the beach. The photo shows Caden and Everett running towards the ocean as the sun sets in the background, creating a picturesque scene.

The Boston Red Sox will pay tribute to Jackie Robinson on Friday, January 31, on what would have been the 106th birthday for the Hall of Famer. The club will visit 6th – 8th grade students at Joseph P

The Toronto Blue Jays could look to acquire veteran pitcher Max Scherzer on a short-term deal in free agency this winter.

Paul Skenes capped off his historic rookie season for the Pittsburgh Pirates by pitching two shutout innings against the New York Yankees. Nearly four months l

1920 — The New York Yankees announce they will be the first team to wear ... Advertisement Article continues below this ad 1962 — Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson are elected into baseball’s Hall of Fame. Robinson, the first black to play in the ...

Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included rookie Jackie Robinson, has died.

Mariano Rivera is a Yankees legend, but who's the woman who's been by his side all these years? Meet Clara Rivera.

His #51 jersey will be retired in a pregame ceremony at T-Mobile Park on Aug. 9, joining Mariners legends Ken Griffey Jr. (#24), Edgar Martinez (#11) and Jackie Robinson (#42 ... 2018-19), the New York Yankees (2012-14) and Miami (2015-17).

Three score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we now stand, delivered, “I Have a Dream,” calling for an immediate end to the “chains of discrimination” that force Black people onto “a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.”

There's nothing wrong with celebrating the greatest athletes ever to play their respective sports. However, let's stop the retirement of numbers.