Official Site of the Astros · Apr 16, 2017
Correa exits game after hit by pitch
"Everybody embraces it," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "More and more now, everybody's wearing No. 42 and rightly so. To celebrate him for what he's done not only for the game, but society as a whole, makes it a special day."OAKLAND -- The Astros and A's joined the rest of baseball Saturday by wearing No. 42 on the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947. Major League Baseball retired No. 42 in 1997, so it's worn once a year by all big league players.
Astros reliever Tony Sipp cherishes the chance to wear Robinson's number each year, and he says he makes sure to carry himself in a way that would make Robinson proud.
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