Aujourd’hui, nous honorons l’héritage de Jackie Robinson 💕 #42
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Par retroanduwu24
Baseball
Aujourd’hui, nous honorons l’héritage de Jackie Robinson 💕 #42
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Par retroanduwu24
4 Comments
I think the whole league should wear 1947 throwbacks on Jackie Robinson day.
Forever 42
[Racial tension existed in the Dodgers clubhouse. Some Dodger players insinuated they would sit out rather than play alongside Robinson. The brewing mutiny ended when Dodgers management took a stand for Robinson. Manager Leo Durocher informed the team, « I do not care if the guy is yellow or black, or if he has stripes like a fuckin’ zebra. I’m the manager of this team, and I say he plays. What’s more, I say he can make us all rich. And if any of you cannot use the money, I will see that you are all traded. »](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson#Brooklyn_Dodgers_(1947%E2%80%931956)
[« I have often stated that baseball’s proudest moment and its most powerful social statement came on April 15, 1947 when Jackie Robinson first set foot on a Major League Baseball field », said Selig. « On that day, Jackie brought down the color barrier and ushered in the era in which baseball became the true national pastime. Fifty years after that historic event, in April 1997, I was proud to join Rachel Robinson and President Bill Clinton at Shea Stadium to honor Jackie by retiring his uniform number 42 in perpetuity. By establishing April 15 as ‘Jackie Robinson Day’ throughout Major League Baseball, we are further ensuring that the incredible contributions and sacrifices he made — for baseball and society — will not be forgotten. »](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Robinson_Day)