Why Every MLB Player is Wearing Number 42 on Jackie Robinson Day Monday
Newsweek - 2024-04-16T00:04:23.000Z

Jackie Robinson was remembered across Major League Baseball Monday as part of the league's annual "Jackie Robinson Day" celebrations. Robinson broke baseball's "color barrier" with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The league has dedicated every April 15 since 2004 as a day when each uniformed player and coach wears Robinson's number 42.Each year brings a new layer of remembrance to Robinson's legacy, and 2024 has proven to be no different. In Los Angeles, a statue of a sliding Robinson...

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