The Chicago White Sox lost to the Athletics 12-3 in a game that featured a trio of three-run home runs at Rate Field as the teams observed Jackie Robinson Day on Tuesday, .

Even before the current attack on diversity, major league clubs have been slow to increase minority representation.

Major League Baseball honored Jackie Robinson by making his No. 42 the first uniform number to be retired across the sport.

Braves Franchise History 1947 - Jackie Robinson makes his major league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves. Robinson goes hitless, but scores the deciding run in a 5-3 win ...

To see No. 42 on a baseball jersey today is to think of Jackie Robinson. It’s inescapable, with anyone in uniform every April ...