Bleacher Report · Jan 30, 2024
Jackie Robinson Statue Stolen from Youth Baseball Facility Found Burned, Destroyed
The Jackie Robinson statue stolen from a youth baseball field in Wichita, Kansas, last week was found destroyed Tuesday morning.
The Wichita Fire Department responded to a call early Tuesday for a trash fire at a local park and found pieces of the statue after the flames were extinguished, according to TMZ Sports. Officials determined that the statue was not salvageable.
KAKE News @KAKEnewsThis is all that's left of the Jackie Robinson statue. \ud83d\ude20 https://t.co/cgPGwb3jJe #KAKEnews pic.twitter.com/gp9snHmI3r