What does Jackie mean in baseball?
Jackie Robinson Day is a traditional event which occurs annually on April 15 in Major League Baseball (MLB), commemorating and honouring the day Jackie Robinson made his major league debut. Celebrated at MLB ballparks, on that one day, all players, coaches, and managers on both teams, and the umpires, wear Robinson’s uniform number, 42. April…
Jackie Robinson Day is a traditional event which occurs annually on April 15 in Major League Baseball (MLB), commemorating and honouring the day Jackie Robinson made his major league debut. Celebrated at MLB ballparks, on that one day, all players, coaches, and managers on both teams, and the umpires, wear Robinson’s uniform number, 42. April 15 was Opening Day in 1947, Robinson’s first season in the major leagues.
What does Jackie mean in baseball?
New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson received a one-game suspension and must pay an undisclosed fine for a comment made to Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, Major League Baseball announced Monday.
Donaldson admitted to calling Anderson, one of baseball’s ever-shrinking cohort of Black stars, “Jackie” during the Yankees’ 7-5 win over the White Sox on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. The comment was a reference to Jackie Robinson, who became the first Black player to play in the major leagues in 1947. Robinson endured relentless racism as he integrated a sport that continues to struggle to make Black athletes feel at home 75 years later.
