Mykalai Kontilai, who fraudulently used Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers contracts, was sentenced to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay $6.1 million he stole from investors.

In his 10 seasons with the Dodgers, Robinson batted .311 with 137 home runs, 734 RBIs and 197 stolen bases. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. Jackie Robinson statue at Dodger ...

On Jan. 8, 1956, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded Jackie Robinson the Spingarn Medal for his strong support of civil rights initiatives. The Brooklyn Dodgers ...

President Biden has signed a bill designating the Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach, Florida, a commemorative site ...

Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play Major League Baseball and is a celebrated hero of the Civil Rights Movement ...

Mykalai Kontilai, the broadcast executive-turned-entrepreneur who bought Jackie Robinson's first ... contract for the 1946 season and Robinson's 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers contract for $2 million ...

Efforts to declare Jackie Robinson Ballpark a National Commemorative Site continue, as the Senate passes a bipartisan bill, ...

Read full article: Jackie Robinson Ballpark undergoing $30M in renovations while preserving history Phase 1 set to begin later this year ...

Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers' second baseman, and Dodgers president Branch Rickey after signing a contract in 1950. Robinson more than doubled his salary from $17,000 to $35,000 after winning ...

Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach was officially ... in the sport.He made his MLB debut in 1946 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and played his first professional game at the ballpark.Robinson's ...