From mlb.com…
NEW YORK — Jackie Robinson’s legacy will be memorialized again today at Major League Baseball parks across North America. From Yankee Stadium to Dodger Stadium, fans will celebrate the 63rd anniversary of Robinson breaking the color barrier.
For the second consecutive year, Commissioner Bud Selig has invited all players and uniformed personnel to wear the late Hall of Famer’s famous No. 42. That number was retired by decree of the Commissioner throughout baseball on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Robinson taking the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
What once was a voluntary gesture has now become standard fare on the day baseball remembers the great Robinson.
This is an awesome tribute.
Tampa Bay has the night off, but I’ll be rooting for the Twins, Angels and White Sox tonight. We can’t let the Yankees, BlueJays or Red Sox climb up the ladder any more.