Major League Baseball, its clubs and other partners, and the Jackie Robinson Foundation are once again working together to honor the legacy of the Dodgers icon throughout Jackie Robinson Day on Tuesday. The tributes will be most prominent on the field. All MLB players and coaching staff will continue the

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2018. We present it here as Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day.

The main story from Monday’s Nationals-Pirates game at PNC Park was Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews -- the No. 1 and No. 2 picks in the 2023 MLB Draft, respectively -- facing off for the first time in the big leagues.

PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Harper is always bringing something new to the field, whether it’s cleats, bats, arm sleeves or headbands. He carried a special blue bat into the batter’s box in the first inning of Monday night's 10-4 loss to the Giants at Citizens Bank Park. It was how he

Tuesday is Jackie Robinson Day, baseball’s annual celebration of the man who broke baseball’s color barrier when he made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. For Reds ace Hunter Greene, though, Robinson's legacy isn’t something he pauses to recognize once a year -- it’s something he

On Wednesday, Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw is set to take a big step in his recovery from multiple offseason surgeries.

There’s an Angel at the top of the Wins Above Replacement leaderboard, but it might not be the player you expect. Doing his best Mike Trout impression -- or is it actually an Aaron Judge impression? More on that below -- Kyren Paris has taken baseball by storm, hitting an

Some revolutions are big from the very start. When Jackie Robinson signed on the dotted line at Branch Rickey’s office on Montague Street in Brooklyn on August 28, 1945, there was no going back. It was either going to be a spectacular success, or a crushing setback. But Rickey believed

LOS ANGELES -- One of baseball's most iconic ballparks is set to serve as a backdrop for one of the premier global events in sports. Dodger Stadium will be the official venue for baseball in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the organizing committee announced on Tuesday. Baseball and

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MIAMI -- The Marlins welcomed back their longest-tenured position player while saying goodbye to one of last season's biggest surprises by reinstating outfielder Jesús Sánchez from the 10-day injured list and designating for assignment corner infielder Jonah Bride. Sánchez, who sustained a left oblique strain on March 13 on a

NEW YORK -- The name Jackie Robinson is synonymous with the values of teamwork, dedication and, above all else, selflessness. Each year on April 15, Major League Baseball and the entire baseball world join in commemorating Jackie Robinson Day, an annual celebration of the first Black Major League Baseball player,

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RJ Austin wasn't just inspired by Jackie Robinson, he studied everything about him. Austin would watch highlights of Robinson throughout his childhood growing up in Atlanta, combing through as many clips as he could find, absorbing everything he could from the grainy, black-and-white video footage. It immediately stuck out to

PITTSBURGH -- The Monday night matchup at PNC Park had been a long time in the making. Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews, the first college teammates to be selected No. 1 and No. 2 overall in the MLB Draft, faced off in a Major League game for the first time

This story was excerpted from Anthony DiComo's Mets Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. This offseason, longtime Braves reliever A.J. Minter switched allegiances, joining the Mets on a two-year, $22 million contract. When he signed, Minter was coming

SAN DIEGO -- The Padres haven’t merely won every game they’ve played at Petco Park this season. They’ve won resoundingly. Through 11 home games, their total margin of victory is 47 runs. They’ve held a lead after 75% percent of the home innings they’ve played. They’ve dominated. Which made the

MINNEAPOLIS -- The most remarkable part of Pete Alonso’s start to the season is not the fact that he’s bashing homers with regularity, nor that he’s hanging around the National League leaderboards in RBIs and slugging, nor even that he’s played a sound defensive first base. It’s that Alonso is

MILWAUKEE -- With the bases loaded, two outs in the bottom of the sixth and an even 2-2 count Monday night, Tarik Skubal reared back with a four-seamer and launched it toward home plate. That 99.6 mph fastball zoomed past swinging Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins, who ended a perfect-game

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CINCINNATI -- The Reds’ lineup is almost completely whole again. Two key pieces -- left fielder Austin Hays and second baseman Matt McLain -- were activated from the 10-day injured list on Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES -- The top of the Dodgers' order is just about set in stone, but the team has not had its vaunted trio of MVPs in place for much of the young season. Shohei Ohtani has started all of Los Angeles' games in the leadoff spot, but Monday night's

TORONTO -- If the Braves are to find their rhythm, they’ll need their trusted conductors. That’s what made Monday night’s 8-4 win over the Blue Jays so encouraging. Behind Austin Riley’s two-homer, five-RBI game, Atlanta found its spark, something to build on after a couple of weeks of scattered flashes.

TAMPA -- The first pitch the Rays' lineup saw on Monday night was a 93.3 mph sinker from Tanner Houck. Yandy Díaz smashed it a projected 415 feet to center field. Talk about a sign of things to come.