Branch Rickey knew his intentions. He, the former general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals who’d created a dynasty featuring stars like Dizzy Dean and Stan Musial, wanted to replicate his success.

… However, here in advance are five aspects of Jackie Robinson’s tumultuous, politically complicated life story I fear won’t make the film’s final cut. 1. Branch Rickey was no saint. Based upon ...

Jackie Robinson signs what is, at the time, the highest-paying contract in the history of the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was for $35,000 per year (still just $455,000 in today’s dollars). Sheesh—how much ...

Baseball player Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier as its first Black athlete. The infielder made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, and went on to have a ...

Imagine it’s April 15, 1947, Major League Baseball’s opening day. Of the 144 starters taking the field, only one is Black: a Brooklyn Dodger making his debut playing first base. Of the 300 to 400 ...

At a time when the current Presidential administration seems bent on erasing (or at least reducing) the achievements of many great people of color, it's an appropriate time to remember fondly one ...

NMAHMAI copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. "In Rickey & Robinson, legendary sportswriter Roger Kahn at last reveals the true, unsanitized account of the integration of baseball, a story ...

Los Angeles -- The Los Angeles Dodgers and Dodgers Foundation (LADF) will celebrate Jackie Robinson’s life and legacy with online programs this week leading up to Major League Baseball’s on-field ...

The public has long known that Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947, was a proud man. But few realize that his pride — in himself, in his race and in ...