Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In ...

"Spring training is the opportunity for families to unite," explained Traer Van Allen, general manager of the minor-league St ...

Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.

January 31 is the birthday of Jackie Robinson, the pioneering baseball player who broke the color barrier. The first time he did so was during spring training in Daytona Beach. That stadium is now ...

Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he ... Still, he got just one hit in 10 at-bats in Louisville. With the Colonels up 2-1, the series shifted to Montreal, where the home ...

every MLB player wears the number for “Jackie Robinson Day.” In his 10-year career in pro baseball, Robinson was the Rookie of the Year, the National League MVP, the NL batting champion ...

Overall, he hit .241/.292/.355 (75 OPS+ ... and competed for playing time at first base alongside the legendary Jackie Robinson. Suffice to say, Robinson won the competition and successfully ...

COURTESY PHOTO Jim Becker at his surprise 98th birthday party last August. Jim Becker, an author and a newsman who covered numerous historic events around the world, but might be most remembered in ...

Jim Becker, an author and a newsman who covered numerous monumental events in history, died today at age 98. STAR-ADVERTISER / 2006 Jim Becker, an author and a newsman who covered numerous monumental ...

Ultimately Brooklyn decided on a different first baseman that year: Jackie Robinson, who played all ... "Buckshot," Brown retired with a career batting average of .241, 31 home runs, and 159 ...