The coronavirus pandemic forced MLB to move Jackie Robinson Day from its usual April 15, the anniversary of Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, to Aug. 28 this year. Friday is the 75th anniversary of the secret meeting in 1945 between Robinson and Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey that resulted in Rickey determining Robinson was the man to integrate the majors. Robinson debuted April 15, 1947.

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* Read the article from MLB in 2019 on Fox/AP: https://www.foxsports.com/midwest/story/mlb-to-celebrate-jackie-robinson-day-via-online-tributes-041420

* 42 Facts About Jackie Robinson: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50059/42-facts-about-jackie-robinson

* Images Of Jackie Robinson Day: https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=jackie+robinson+42+day&qpvt=JACkie+Robinson+42+Day&FORM=IQFRML

* Summary Of Jackie Robinson"s Life: https://worldhistoryproject.org/topics/jackie-robinson

"* The Jackie Robinson Story" can be viewed online from several vendors (Amazon Prime, etc)...The movie was made in 1950 starring Jackie Robinson as himself...( WARNING: several words in the movie may be offensive as the movie tries to portray what Jackie went through both on and off the field during segregation.) A TRUE AMERICAN HERO - #42!