“Unveiling the Legacy: How Jackie Robinson Day Transforms MLB Fields into Battlegrounds of Equality and Tribute”
When did Jackie Robinson Day start?
A few years after retiring Robinson’s number across the league, MLB decided to allow players to wear it for one day as a tribute to Robinson. In 2004, the league established Jackie Robinson Day, which was aimed to be a celebration of the player who broke MLB’s color barrier.
Festivities were held at 13 ballparks to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day in 2004. The following season, when then-commissioner Bud Selig announced the league would celebrate Jackie Robinson Day every season, all 30 teams took part in the celebration.
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