traditional event occurs annually major_league_baseball commemorating honoring day major league debut april opening day robinson season initiated time april celebrated year day result robinson memorable career best known black major league baseball player modern era debut today known los_angeles_dodgers ended approximately eighty years baseball segregation known baseball color line color barrier inducted remembered services number jersey gala celebrated varied major_league team players day players coaches managers teams wear prominent venues hosting event having commemorated retirement robinson number jersey president chief operating officer major_league baseball described significance baseball country general history april day start annual tradition major_league_baseball inspirational reminder happened day exactly seven years earlier major_league_baseball player day official league wide having festivities taking place major_league games scheduled played baseball commissioner announcement daughter rachel stated baseball moment powerful social statement came april set foot major_league_baseball field said day brought color barrier era baseball true national years historic event april proud join president bill_clinton stadium honor retiring uniform number establishing april major_league_baseball ensuring incredible contributions sacrifices baseball society forgotten began thursday morning ringing ceremonial wife officials major_league_baseball foundation officials took special ceremony honoring festivities took place scheduled games day balls logo games day scholars threw ceremonial pitch prior game happy son boston today happy scholars family different clubs look forward expanding celebration years robinson said continuing come creative ways reach african american community bring wonderful game baseball love april anniversary major league debut baseball commissioner officially declared april designated celebrated year major_league_baseball major_league_baseball united_states celebrated unlike celebrated showed video tribute robinson brought scholars field games cincinnati ohio spoke african american baseball player owes robinson chosen manager break color line robinson inner courage ability temper check april anniversary major league debut attended ceremony having players attending ceremony widow honored celebrated stadium video tribute stadium robinson walked pitcher mound new_york_mets hosted baseball chief operating officer new_york_mets manager got picture office think day said happy day large blue gray white circle home plate representing colors uniform dodgers major april 60th anniversary major league debut ceremonies held stadium los_angeles california personnel players coaches managers invited wear number day commemorate robinson regular season called ask permission wear number received special permission wear number number retired major_league_baseball teams meant future major_league_baseball player wear number retired ceremony took place stadium mark 50th anniversary robinson game dodgers player wear number new_york_yankees retired end season embraced gesture encouraged major_league_baseball clubs player wear number players thought having players wearing number far supposed honor outfielder told usa_today handful guys wearing number got entire teams think killing meaning special wearing number looks cool cleveland indians pitcher lack african american players game march told usa_today kind waters dodgers team didn know guys planned wear number sure wasn expecting teams wear told usa today going look negative tribute man day celebrate left fielder told usa_today won wear number don feel worthy hank aaron threw ceremonial pitches fellow hall hand actors attended robinson day ceremony academy_award winner sang star banner games started players wore number honor retired number including entire team los_angeles_dodgers new_york_mets philadelphia_phillies pittsburgh pirates scheduled games played day games notably washington nationals new york game ceremony held date april pirates game san_francisco_giants uniforms worn team home game park major postponed games managed earn hits dodgers game hit home run drove runs season dodgers stole bases august stole seven game milwaukee kind cool decent game martin said going remember probably rest life playing dodgers time currently free agent allowed hits runs innings struck seven team wearing kind goes sour don win wolf said great lot special people special day think right san diego hit career home run streak consecutive road starts loss broken day dodgers win pitcher major league baseball history gone straight road starts losing game streak terrible young said found rhythm found groove guys hole early game overcome imagine having courage took discipline successful mean wasn successful integrating game great baseball player hall_of_fame baseball player wouldn allow fail tremendous happy day robinson favorite sung african methodist paintings acknowledging robinson sides home plate second base printed bases video tribute morgan aaron participating shown current players expressed thanks robinson video april 61st anniversary major league debut team members wore number year teams took field players managers coaches wearing number repeated scheduled games day players wore number games including game new_york_mets pittsburgh game los_angeles_dodgers game texas_rangers wore number increasing total teams significance lost said people realize april means baseball country general think going celebration grow annually celebration season commemorating 62nd anniversary robinson debut included dedication field new home prior playing san_diego_padres second regular season game played additionally time personnel players managers coaches wore day sole exception scheduled game nationals park philadelphia_phillies wore night game day night celebration marking 63rd anniversary debut marked second season personnel wearing total games played day result teams wore robinson number game april day planned teams main celebration new_york held new yankee stadium yards original stadium robinson played seven world series new_york_yankees anniversary robinson debut marked straight season players wearing exception game teams wore uniforms following day makeup game addition new mlb website established anniversary debut 4th straight season players coaches wore marked anniversary debut 5th straight season players coaches wore anniversary debut celebrated historic robinson teammates spend spring training preparing upcoming season dodgers owned owner hosted celebration putting minor league exhibition game games atlanta philadelphia cleveland detroit tampa bay baltimore chicago_cubs new_york_yankees postponed plagued eastern usa
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