LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie ... day this year, 6.2% of MLB players were Black, up from 6% in 2024 and the first year-over-year improvement since 2018, according to MLB.com. Jack Roosevelt Robinson ...

Abdul-Jabbar told stories about becoming a Brooklyn Dodger fan at a young age because of Robinson and getting to meet him later in life. “Jack always had the idea that he was an equal human being ...

The Dodgers, who later moved to LA, were an integral part of Indian River County until new team ownership moved spring training to Arizona in 2009.