Here’s the thing about the racists depicted in the new Jackie Robinson biopic 42: most of them are decent people who just need to be nudged a little to accept the first African American baseball ...

1: Jackie got his middle name, Roosevelt, in honor of former president Theodore Roosevelt. 2: Though he was raised in Pasadena, Calif., Robinson and his four older siblings were born in Cairo, Ga.

The only thing that isn’t goosebump-inducing in the trailer for the Jackie Robinson biopic, 42, is the use of Jay-Z’s “Brooklyn we go Hard.” I get why the song makes sense lyrics-wise, but ...

Jackie Robinson was the ideal class act to break the barrier and become the first black player in Major League Baseball. Writer-director Brian Helgeland's Robinson biopic "42" is a class act ...

LOS ANGELES (AP)-- There's a scene in "42" in which Jackie Robinson, the first black player in modern Major League Baseball, endures intolerably cruel racial slurs from the Philadelphia Phillies ...

On Saturday, all players and coaches across MLB will wear Robinson's No. 42. Springer says he's specifically looking forward to donning that jersey. "For me, Jackie Robinson means opportunity," he ...

Quite simply, if MLB wants to honor Jackie, it must do more than have its players wear No. 42. It needs to carry the full weight of Robinson’s legacy — not just his number — on its back.

Major League Baseball will mark the 65th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut by again having all players wear his No. 42 on Sunday. Robinson broke baseball's colour barrier when he played for ...

NEW YORK (AP) — All major league players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear Jackie Robinson's No. 42 in Dodger blue for the first time on April 15, the 75th anniversary of his breaking the ...

Robinson donned the No. 42 as a player, so players wear that number on Jackie Robinson Day as a tribute to the Dodgers legend. His number was retired across the league in 1997.

Robinson's niece, Kathy Robinson Young, and other members of the Robinson family were on hand for the formal unveiling. #BruinProud to unveil the Jackie Robinson 42 Statue on campus today.

He died in 1972 at age 53. MLB retired Robinson’s jersey, No. 42, in 1997, and the league celebrates his legacy and accomplishments annually on Jackie Robinson Day.