Five years into Jackie Robinson's legendary career, writes Milton Gross in this 1951 excerpt from SPORT magazine, Brooklyn's second-base star is at last expressing his real personality.

Mookie Betts visited the new Jackie Robinson Museum in New York in August. (Fabian Ardaya / The Athletic ) Lewis and Betts have known each other since the sixth grade.

Jackie Robinson Day: MLB having Michele Meyer-Shipp's voice is 'big step' for Black equality in baseball ...

By October 1972, Jackie Robinson no longer moved in powerful bursts. His eyes were failing. ... He was a ball of pulsating tension, a man of fierce independence, a voice for genuine freedom.

Jackie Robinson practices at Ebbets Field, a few days before his April 15, 1947, debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. ... Robinson continued to blaze new paths and be a voice for social justice.

Happy Jackie Robinson Day, and I hope to make him proud.” MLB retired Robinson’s No. 42 across the leagues in 1997 but allowed players who wore that number at the time to continue to do so ...

🎙️ Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. ... Jackie Robinson (left) and Billy Cox, of the Brooklyn Dodgers, are shown shaking hands in the Dodger Clubhouse in March 1953.

Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers, on August 28,1949. Archive Photos/Getty Images. CNN — ... he wore a shirt which spoke to his growing role as a voice for inclusivity.

Jackie Robinson is the ultimate American hero in a class by himself of not only athletes, but of all Americans. He was a four-sport athlete with high academic success and he served our country in ...

"Beyond the field, Jackie Robinson challenged us to become better versions of ourselves," the actor said. The night also brought tributes to Robinson's widow, Rachel, on her 100th birthday.