{"id":41581,"date":"2025-04-16T08:42:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T08:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41581"},"modified":"2025-04-16T08:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T08:42:17","slug":"mlb-players-speak-out-on-dodgers-jackie-robinsons-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=41581","title":{"rendered":"MLB Players Speak Out on Dodgers Jackie Robinson\u2019s Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks an annual celebration across\u00a0Major League Baseball\u00a0where one of the\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers&#8217;\u00a0all-time icons Jackie Robinson is celebrated for breaking\u00a0MLB&#8217;s color barrier in 1947.<\/p>\n<p>April 15 is celebrated each year, and Jackie is honored as every player in MLB will wear the number 42. The day marks Robinson to be the first African American to play baseball in the modern era.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzNjI4OTQzNTgyODk3NjE1\/jackie-robinson-martin-luther-king.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzNjI4OTQzNTgyODk3NjE1\/jackie-robinson-martin-luther-king.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzNjI4OTQzNTgyODk3NjE1\/jackie-robinson-martin-luther-king.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzNjI4OTQzNTgyODk3NjE1\/jackie-robinson-martin-luther-king.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzNjI4OTQzNTgyODk3NjE1\/jackie-robinson-martin-luther-king.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzNjI4OTQzNTgyODk3NjE1\/jackie-robinson-martin-luther-king.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzNjI4OTQzNTgyODk3NjE1\/jackie-robinson-martin-luther-king.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"(1964; Louisville, KY, USA; Jackie Robinson wore an \\&quot;Organization for Civil Rights\\&quot; badge when he took part in a Louisville march with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in March of 1964. Mandatory Credit: Bill Strode\/The Courier-Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1289\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzNjI4OTQzNTgyODk3NjE1\/jackie-robinson-martin-luther-king.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">(1964; Louisville, KY, USA; Jackie Robinson wore an \\&#8221;Organization for Civil Rights\\&#8221; badge when he took part in a Louisville march with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in March of 1964. Mandatory Credit: Bill Strode\/The Courier-Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK)<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">(Bill Strode\/The Courier-Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"4\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-56c6dbf8e0214da8922e7fcb9495f9c8\" data-google-query-id=\"CIzrsP-R3IwDFQOjZgId54UQsw\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers_2__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/584fdf8d7783a10857a47bb96be83d1a.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"174\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>There is always an outpour from the baseball community and its players\/media members honoring Jackie and all he accomplished for the game. 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Jackie joined the Dodgers in 1947 and posted a .297 average with 175 hits in 151 games en route to a Rookie of the Year award. 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