A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.

Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal ...

Noted actor Mike Wiley brings his interactive one-man show, “Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart,” to the Thomasville Center for ...

On this day in 1919, baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. Best known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

42 on their uniforms? In this piece, we will explain the history of Jackie Robinson Day and why all players throughout the league are asked to wear No. 42 on this historic day. Jackie Robinson Day ...

Sometimes, life is all about being at the right place at the right time. Twelve-year-old George Bates visited Daytona Beach in 1946 when he and his family went to a ballgame. "My brother and I ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball ...

Michigan Public Radio Network Capitol Bureau Reporter Colin Jackson presents today's Black History Moment. It turns out ...

“Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach has been a landmark in the history of the Civil Rights movement and Florida,” Waltz said. "On March 17, 1946, Jackie Robinson changed professional ...

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Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ... Undoubtedly, if there is one person in sports history that deserves this praise, it is Robinson. In a ...

Susan B. Barnes Set on an island in the Halifax River and possessing the charm of days gone by, Jackie Robinson Ballpark is to be visited as much for its rich history as for the enduring appeal of ...