Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a potentially risky endeavor.

(NEXSTAR) — Every MLB player, regardless of team or position, will be wearing the exact same jersey number on Tuesday. So will their coaches and, undoubtedly, many fans. Tuesday, April 15, is also the ...

The game is right to celebrate its most impactful participant, an American civil rights hero whose courage in breaking baseball’s color line at its highest level should always be taught even if his ...