LA Dodgers plan special night for Jackie Robinson Day
Check out all of the ways the Dodgers plan to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day, and how to watch.
April 15 is celebrated across Major League Baseball as a commemoration of the day that Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. And for the Los Angeles Dodgers ā the team that Robinson debuted went onto play his entire 10-year career with ā that day always carries a little more weight. Every year on Jackie Robinson Day, a hold a pregame moment of reflection is held with both the Dodgers and the visiting team (in this year's case, the New York Mets ) gathering at the eponymous player's statue in the centerfield plaza at Dodger Stadium.
"This is not a one-day situation," Roberts said at last year's ceremony. "It's Jackie Robinson's day for breaking the color barrier, but this is like an everyday sort of mindset, appreciation. " MORE: LA Dodgers are MLB's melting pot, with complex history to show 42 forever.
#Jackie42 pic. twitter. com/1kGkH1Mju9 ā Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 16, 2025 Members of the Robinson family and other invited guests usually attend as well; NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spoke at the gathering in 2025.
This year's scheduled guests include Jackie Robinson Foundation scholars and Robinson's granddaughters, Sonya Pankey and Ayo Robinson, along with Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick. In addition to wearing Robinson's iconic No. 42 like all 29 other clubs, the Dodgers take it a step further by swapping out their interlocking LA for the Brooklyn B on their hats.