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What is Jackie Robinson Day around Major League Baseball and why is it always on April 15?

Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues on Tuesday, with the day named for the first Black baseball player of the modern era and marking the 78th anniversary of his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer · 13d

As another Jackie Robinson Day approaches, the number of Black major leaguers keeps falling

April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day, marking the date he broke baseball's color barrier. But the number of African Americans playing the game keeps shrinking — a result of some unpleasant truths.

Times-News · 7d

This Date in Baseball, April 10 - Jackie Robinson becomes the 1st black player to sign a Major League contract

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‘Barrier Breakers’ exhibit honors Black and Latino players in Major League Baseball

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has opened its "Barrier Breakers" exhibit at the San Diego Central Library, commemorating ...

Major League Baseball6d

Number of Black players on Opening Day rosters increases

The diversity of MLB rosters is as strong as ever, and the effects of the league’s efforts to improve its percentage of Black ...

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'You get one shot. You know it’s your one shot,' former White Sox VP Ken Williams says of Black MLB execs

Even before the current attack on diversity, major league clubs have been slow to increase minority representation.

Entertainment Weekly7d

2 ex-MLB players and singer Rubby Pérez are among dozens killed after nightclub roof collapse

Among the victims were two former Major League Baseball players, Octavio Dotel and Tony ... on Pérez's official Instagram account was all black.

CBS Los Angeles on MSN1d

Dodgers celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on 78th anniversary of when he broke the MLB's color barrier

The Los Angeles Dodgers will celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on the 78th anniversary of when he broke the color barrier in ...

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