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Suspect charged with theft of $75,000 Jackie Robinson statue
Police say the copper statue, which was valued at over $75,000, was likely not taken as part of a hate-motivated crime but was instead taken for scrap metal.
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Arrest made in Jackie Robinson statue theft that was not motivated by race, police say
Police say a 45-year-old man has been arrested in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue found dismantled and burned in Wichita, Kan.
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Video shows Jackie Robinson statue being stolen from Kansas park
The statue stood at a park used by League 42, a local nonprofit youth baseball league named in honor of the Hall of Famer who broke MLB’s color barrier.
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MLB The Show Adds Negro League Players for First Time
For the first time, MLB The Show will insert some of the greatest Negro League players, from Satchel Paige to Jackie Robinson, into the 2023 edition of the video game as playable characters.
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Swing and a Miss: NYC Road Sign Spells ‘Jakie' Robinson
New York City’s Department of Transportation swung and missed with a road sign for the Jackie Robinson Parkway that misspelled the baseball Hall of Famer’s first name.