I can’t feel good about Jackie Robinson Day as a baseball fan, given how things have been going, but this reminds me of why we have to observe it and protect it when it’s difficult as much as we do when it is easy
Reposted from Sara Sanchez
The largest paying crowd in the history of Wrigley Field was the day Jackie Robinson made his debut. Wrigley is the only park left Jackie played a game in. Mike Ryoko was a kid at that ballpark that day and he wrote about it. Take a minute and read this today.

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