On this date in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and became the first African American player in Major League Baseball history. He was 28 years old at the time and had been playing with the Kansas City Monarchs in the negro leagues before signing with the Dodgers. Robinson spent the 1946 season with Brooklyn's Triple-A affiliate in Montreal.

Robinson was named NL Rookie of the Year in 1947 and NL MVP in 1949. He helped the Dodgers win six pennants and one World Series (1955) before retiring following the 1956 season. Robinson retired as a .311/.409/.474 (132 OPS+) career hitter with more walks (740) and extra-base hits (464) than strikeouts (291). He was inducted into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot in 1962, receiving 77.5 percent of the vote.

All on-field personnel will wear No. 42 jerseys on Wednesday to honor Robinson, a true pioneer who changed not only MLB history, but United States history. It's the seventh consecutive year all players and coaches will wear No. 42, which was universally retired in 1997. This is one of the best days of the baseball season, no doubt about it.

As always, Eye on MLB will be your daily one stop shop for everything going on around the league Wednesday. Here you'll find game previews and recaps, important highlights, news and notes, and more. So make sure you check back throughout the day.



Wednesday's MLB action and TV listings (all times ET) (Full scoreboard)

12:10pm ET (GameTracker): White Sox (John Danks) at Indians (Trevor Bauer)
TV: CSN (White Sox) | SportsTime Ohio (Indians)

12:10pm ET (GameTracker): Marlins (Dan Haren) at Braves (Eric Stults)
TV: Fox Sports Florida (Marlins) | SportSouth (Braves)

1:35pm (GameTracker): Nationals (Gio Gonzalez) at Red Sox (Wade Miley)
TV: MASN (Nationals) | NESN (Red Sox) | MLB Network (national)

2:05pm (Preview): Angels (Hector Santiago) at Rangers (Anthony Ranaudo)
TV: Fox Sports West (Angels) | Fox Sports Southwest (Rangers) | MLB Network (national)

7:05pm (Preview): Yankees (Nathan Eovaldi) at Orioles (Bud Norris)
TV: YES (Yankees) | MASN (Orioles) | MLB Network (national)

7:05pm (Preview): Tigers (Alfredo Simon) at Pirates (Francisco Liriano)
TV: Fox Sports Detroit+ (Tigers) | ROOT Sports (Pirates)

7:07pm (Preview): Rays (Erasmo Ramirez) at Blue Jays (Mark Buehrle)
TV: Sun Sports (Rays) | Sportsnet-1 (Blue Jays) | MLB Network (national)

7:10pm (Preview): Phillies (Jerome Williams) at Mets (Jonathon Niese)
TV: TCN (Phillies) | SNY (Mets)

8:05pm (Preview): Reds (Jason Marquis) at Cubs (Travis Wood)
TV: Fox Sports Ohio (Reds) | WPWR (Cubs)

8:10pm (Preview): Royals (Edinson Volquez) at Twins (Kyle Gibson)
TV: Fox Sports Kansas City (Royals) | Fox Sports North (Twins)

8:10pm (Preview): Athletics (Drew Pomeranz) at Astros (Collin McHugh)
TV: ROOT Sports (Astros)

8:15pm (Preview): Brewers (Wily Peralta) at Cardinals (Lance Lynn)
TV: Fox Sports Wisconsin (Brewers) | Fox Sports Midwest (Cardinals)

9:10pm (Preview): Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson) at Padres (Brandon Morrow)
TV: Fox Sports Arizona (D-Backs) | Fox Sports San Diego (Padres)

10:10pm (Preview): Mariners (Taijuan Walker) at Dodgers (Brett Anderson)
TV: ROOT Sports (Mariners) | SportsNet LA (Dodgers) | ESPN2 (national)

10:15pm (Preview): Rockies (Tyler Matzek) at Giants (Tim Lincecum)
TV: ROOT Sports (Rockies) | CSN Bay Area (Giants)