Associated Press Apr 15, 2026, 08:45 PM ET LOS ANGELES -- Major League Baseball honored Jackie Robinson on Wednesday with every player, coach and umpire wearing his No. 42 to mark the 79th anniversary of the infielder breaking the sport's color barrier. Robinson made his debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. He went on to win Rookie of the Year honors and become a six-time All-Star and the 1949 National League MVP. He played in six World Series and won his only championship in 1955 with the Dodgers. "Every player of color who now enjoys our great sport, they owe it to this man," said Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Robinson made his pro debut with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues in 1945. He was there five months before Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey interviewed him for possible selection to Brooklyn's International League farm club.…