ATLANTA, Georgia -- Mobile native and baseball hall of famer Hank Aaron stopped by the set of the Jackie Robinson biopic "42" recently, and visited with star Chadwick Boseman, who plays Robinson ...

In the segment, titled "Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights," Aaron remembered how as a child he'd attended a talk by Robinson in Mobile. Robinson, who became Major League Baseball's ...

While Aaron is grateful that Jackie Robinson cleared the way when he broke the color barrier in 1947, he wishes it had happened earlier. "Too bad integration didn't come sooner because there were ...

Sheer racism, exposed in vile letters directed to Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, have poured into ... With that, happy Jackie Robinson Day! On a day when Major League Baseball celebrates Robinson ...

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Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron speaks onstage at the The Jackie Robinson Foundation Annual Awards' Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 4, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen ...

Kurkjian went on to say that Hank Aaron once told him if not for Jackie, he would've never thought about playing in Major League Baseball. Robinson is also one of the best players in baseball history.

The Hank Aaron Invitational is a transformative ... former Major League Baseball players and coaches. Hosted at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Florida, the event runs from ...

Jackie Robinson Day came and went Tuesday ... It’s part of his story, it’s part of Hank Aaron’s story and it’s part of Strawberry’s story as well. “Jackie wasn’t just a player ...

Kurkjian went on to say that Hank Aaron once told him if not for Jackie, he would've never thought about playing in Major League Baseball. Robinson is also one of the best players in baseball history.