Getty Images By Melissa Noel ·Updated April 18, 2024
April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day across Major League Baseball (MLB). Players wear Jackie’s famous No. 42 on the back of their jerseys in honor of the man who broke the color barrier in American professional sports 77 years ago in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The legacy and impact ofJackie Robinson have continued even though he is no longer with us. In a
