At a press conference held at the Vero Beach site where the Los Angeles and Brooklyn Dodgers held Spring Training from 1948 to 2008, Major League Baseball announced that the former Dodgertown facility would be renamed “Jackie Robinson Training Complex”.
The complex, which will also undergo renovation, has already been used to host youth and amateur events promoting diversity in the sport and its participants. MLB has already announced an upcoming schedule of events to continue fostering development both youth baseball and softball players.
Robinson trained with the Dodgers at Vero Beach from its 1948 debut until his retirement.