PHOTO COLLECTION: Jackie Robinson Day Baseball
PHOTO COLLECTION: Jackie Robinson Day Baseball
New York Mets’ Juan Soto, right, celebrates with Pete Alonso after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Minneapolis. All players were wearing No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Ayo Robinson, the granddaughter of baseball great Jackie Robinson, pauses next to a sculpture of her grandfather on Jackie Robinson Day before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Los Angeles Angels players all wear number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day as they observe the national anthem before a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Albert Pena)
Sonya Robinson Pankey, center, granddaughter of Jackie Robinson, hugs Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts after throwing a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
Sonya Robinson Pankey, granddaughter of Jackie Robinson, throws a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Colorado Rockies in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
New York Mets’ Juan Soto, right, celebrates with Pete Alonso after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Minneapolis. All players were wearing No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
New York Mets’ Juan Soto, right, celebrates with Pete Alonso after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Minneapolis. All players were wearing No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Boston Red Sox players line up for the national anthem before a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. Players on both teams wore number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
Washington Nationals’ Keibert Ruiz stands on deck while wearing the number 42 for Jackie Robinson Day during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Gloves with the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day are seen in the Athletics’ dugout during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Cincinnati Reds catcher Jose Trevino warms up while wearing catching gear in honor of Jackie Robinson Day during the second inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
New York Yankees players wearing 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day take the field before a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in New York. All the players are wearing 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Players for the Chicago Cubs wear the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day during the national anthem before playing against the San Diego Padres in a baseball game Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Players for the Chicago Cubs wear the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day during the national anthem before playing against the San Diego Padres in a baseball game Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
A base is labeled in celebration of Jackie Robinson Day during the first inning of a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Cincinnati Reds’ Christian Encarnacion-Strand wears batting gloves in honor of Jackie Robinson Day while standing in the dugout during the second inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge, right, wears cleats with the number 42, in honor of Jackie Robinson Day, as he stands on first base during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
St. Louis Cardinals’ Victor Scott II wears number 42 on his cleats to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day before the start of a baseball game against the Houston Astros Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
St. Louis Cardinals’ Victor Scott II wears number 42 on his cleats to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day before the start of a baseball game against the Houston Astros Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Kansas City Royals’ Maikel Garcia wears cleats with the number 42 on them, in honor of Jackie Robinson Day, during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton wears the number 42 on his cap in honor of Jackie Robinson Day before a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Ke’Bryan Hayes wears the number 42 on his cap in honor of Jackie Robinson Day before a baseball game against the Washington Nationals Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
San Francisco Giants’ Willy Adames, wearing #42 and arm sleeves with 42 on them in honor of Jackie Robinson, goes to bat during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
San Francisco Giants’ Willy Adames wears a pair of the Nike cleats to honor Jackie Robinson during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Detroit Tigers’ Justyn-Henry Malloy (44) participates in batting practice before a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Milwaukee. It is Jackie Robinson Day across all MLB games. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
A statue of Jackie Robinson is seen at Dodger Stadium on Jackie Robinson Day before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
The number 42 is placed on the outfield grass at Dodger Stadium to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani, left, hugs members of the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium during an event to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day before a baseball game Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Former NBA basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks to members of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day before a baseball game at Dodger Stadium Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Brooklyn Dodgers’ Jackie Robinson safely steals home plate under the tag of New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra as pinch-hitter Frank Kellert looks on in the eighth inning of the World Series opener at New York’s Yankee Stadium, Sept. 28, 1955. (AP Photo/John Rooney, File)
Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals team members arrive to celebrate Jackie Robinson Tribute Day before a baseball game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, on Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Ayo Robinson, the granddaughter of baseball great Jackie Robinson, pauses next to a sculpture of her grandfather on Jackie Robinson Day before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Ayo Robinson, the granddaughter of baseball great Jackie Robinson, pauses next to a sculpture of her grandfather on Jackie Robinson Day before a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
St. Louis Cardinals’ Jordan Walker wears number 42 on his jersey to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day after taking part in a ceremony before the start of a baseball game against the Houston Astros Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Number 42 San Diego Padres batters helmets, in honor of Jackie Robinson Day, sit in the dugout before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)