'I couldn't be an owner of the Dodgers without Jackie breaking the color barrier.' While celebrating the legacy of Jackie Robinson on April 15, 77 years after he made his Major League Baseball debut, ...
This card is prized among collectors because it memorializes Jackie Robinson’s rookie season of 1947, when he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball’s modern era.
Today is Jackie Robinson Day. On April 15, in 1947, Robinson broke the color barrier, debuting for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson Day is an MLB tribute dating back to 2004. All 30 MLB teams ...