Baltimore Orioles reflect on Jackie Robinson Day on 77th anniversary of breaking MLB's color barrier

Major League Baseball is marking the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport's color barrier. Robinson broke baseball's baseball color barrier in 1947. Robinson was the first black player to break into baseball's major league in the sport. Robinson is remembered around MLB on the anniversary of his release from prison.

Jackie Robinson's number 42 is the only number to be universally retired by Major League Baseball team. Every MLB player is wearing number 42 on Jackie Robinson Day Monday. Robinson's legacy lives on with a special tradition of wearing the number 42. Jackie Robinson was the first black player to be inducted into the league in the sport.

April 15 is widely known as "Jackie Robinson Day across Major League Baseball. April 15 marks the 77th anniversary of breaking MLB's color barrier. The Baltimore Orioles celebrate the day of the first black player to break the color barrier in the Major League.

Monday marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier. The No. 42 is retired all over the MLB, but the Philadelphia Phillies went the extra mile to honor Robinson and the many players he influenced. The Phillies honored Robinson on Monday night.