Jackie Robinson Day

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In Major League Baseball, 4.15 is called Jackie Robinson Day, the first African American major leaguer in MLB history. He started his career in Brooklyn Dodgers in April 15, 1947. He had not only a racial impact but also exceptional career and was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1962. In 1997, MLB decided to retired his uniform number 42 and since 2004, Jackie Robinson Day was adopted as a new tradition in MLB to celebrate him. (Mariano Rivera in NY Yankees is the only player left with number 42 on his back.)


On the day, all players wear uniforms with back number 42.

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This is Jackie Robinson. 

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