April 15th is a holiday across Major League Baseball. 78 years ago, Jackie Robinson made his MLB debut, breaking the color barrier and becoming the first Black player in modern Major League Baseball.

It started 82 years ago, when the Brooklyn Dodgers drafted Harvey Johnson out of William and Mary in the sixth round with the ...

In 2004, MLB established April 15 as Jackie Robinson Day because that was the day he debuted for the Dodgers and broke the ...

As a Black baseball player, both Jackie Robinson and his old jersey number have a lot of meaning for Texas catcher Oliver ...

(NEXSTAR) — Every MLB player, regardless of team or position, will be wearing the exact same jersey number on Tuesday ... s color barrier in 1947 as he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers. While ...

The Dodgers and the rest of MLB honored Jackie Robinson on the 78th anniversary of Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2009. We present it here as Major League Baseball commemorates the ...

Los Angeles Dodgers legend Don Drysdale made his MLB debut in a relief appearance against the Philadelphia Phillies. The ...