Official Site of the Dodgers · Apr 11, 2017
New statue depicts Jackie as player, man
Jackie Robinson's daughter Sharon discusses the new statue in his honor at Dodger StadiumThis is how you honor Jackie Robinson. First, you depict the baseball player to reflect his aggressiveness and fearlessness.
"That's what he brought to Major League Baseball," said his daughter, Sharon.
Jackie Robinson's ultimate legacy is so much larger than that, but baseball was where his journey began.
And then you depict the man. You tell the world what he stood for and how he changed the world.
That's the story the Dodgers will tell Saturday on Jackie Robinson Day -- the 70th anniversary of Robinson's first game -- by unveiling the first sculpture at Dodger Stadium.