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A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. —Jackie Robinson

Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson annually on April 15, the anniversary of his MLB debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Shared on social media today are many “letters to Jackie” from players around the game that recognize the impact Robinson has had on their lives and careers. Marlins’ second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was one of the players who penned a note, pictured below:

Dear Jackie, I just want to say thank you so much for everything that youu2019ve done for the sport, for people like me, people like you, and for people around the world that would have had a very tough time trying to do what weu2019re doing today in any sport, so we salute you. I want to say that I wouldnu2019t be playing this game without you and that youu2019re the spirit that withholds me within baseball. So thank you. Jazz Chisholm.

Along with recognizing the personal impact of Robinson and his courage, more than 100 MLB players are donating their salaries on April 15 to The Players Alliance, a nonprofit organization formed by Black Major League Baseball Players who are “focused on building equitable systems in order to change the trajectory of diversity throughout baseball.