Tag: Jackie Robinson Day
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PIX11: TPA Board Chair Curtis Granderson discusses Jackie Robinson and the decline in Black players in MLB
TPA Board Chair Curtis Granderson joins PIX11 to discuss Jackie Robinson and the decline in Black players in MLB
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MLB Players Donate Game Day Salary to Mark the 75th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson Breaking the Color Barrier
New York, NY (April 14, 2022)—The Players Alliance, a nonprofit started by active and retired professional baseball players, announced commitments by players, coaches and staff to donate their game-day salary in recognition of the 75th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. The donations will help the charity launch new programs across the country.…
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WSBTV Atlanta: The Players Alliance and MLB honor the legacy of Jackie Robinson with Atlanta youth
The Players Alliance and MLB honor the legacy of Jackie Robinson with Atlanta youth.
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100-plus donate JR Day salary to Alliance
“Dodgers left-hander David Price, Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward and Brewers outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. are among more than 100 Major League players of all races and backgrounds who have pledged to donate their gameday salaries on Jackie Robinson Day to support The Players Alliance, the organization announced Wednesday. The Players Alliance, a nonprofit organization founded by a group of active and…
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Jackie Robinson Day: More than 100 MLB players donate game-day salaries to the Players Alliance
“Each year, April 15 marks a profoundly important date on MLB’s calendar: Jackie Robinson Day, which commemorates the anniversary of Robinson’s 1947 major-league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers, which brought a tragically belated end to the color barrier at the highest level of professional baseball. Thanks to Robinson’s pioneering achievement and the fortitude and ferocity necessary…
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MLB Players Alliance Donate Salaries On Jackie Robinson Day
“The Players Alliance is a group of over 100 Black current and former baseball players, and on Thursday they announced collectively that they would be donating their salaries from the games on August 27 and 28 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day in Major League Baseball. The group is headed by Curtis Granderson as president,…