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

The barrier-breaking baseball Hall of Famer is buried at the Cypress Hills Cemetery, just off the parkway bearing his name.

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"Robinson played his first Major League game at Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947 as a first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Major League Baseball has celebrated Jackie Robinson's legacy in an ...