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Fans, family and friends of baseball legend Jackie Robinson admire the statue of him stealing home base during last Saturday’s unveiling outside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. This year marks the 70th anniversary of Robinson’s historic breaking of the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

Fans, family and friends of baseball legend Jackie Robinson admire the statue of him stealing home base during last Saturday’s unveiling outside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. This year marks the 70th anniversary of Robinson’s historic breaking of the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

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L.A. Dodgers unveil statue to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day

Jackie Robinson is known for heroically breaking baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947, as a 28-year-old rookie with the Brooklyn Dodgers.