Jackie Robinson Day this year comes just a few weeks after the Trump ... and the fight for equality cost the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., ... Despite routinely being subjected to death ...

Jackie Robinson's courage offers an example that seems much needed today. ... he criticized Martin Luther King Jr., ... Robinson died much too soon.

Robinson did all this with unflinching dignity, too. Despite routinely being subjected to death threats, hate mail and abuse — including by others in baseball — he never once buckled.

Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Dodgers in 1947. Read about his stats, family, death, Jackie Robinson Day, and more.

The Dodgers and Rockies were joined by Sonya Pankey Robinson, the oldest grandchild of Jackie and Rachel Robinson and the only child of Jackie Jr., who was killed in a car accident in 1971 at age 24.

Two years later, MLB commissioner Bud Selig said everyone in the sport would be permitted to wear No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day. Griffey Jr. hit a home run the day No. 42 was worn by everybody in ...