MIAMI -- From the time he was eight years old through his early teens, Cameron Maybin wore the No. 42 jersey for his youth baseball travel team in North Carolina. He will be proudly wearing that same number today, as will the rest of his Marlins teammates.
To honor the 71st anniversary of Jackie Robinson's Major League debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Maybin and players for every MLB team will wear Robinson's No. 42. MLB will donate all proceeds from the sale of Jackie Robinson Day-related gear/merchandise to the Jackie Robinson Foundation. The Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Program provides four years of financial assistance and direct program services annually to 225 highly motivated students attending 100 colleges and universities across the country, and has developed a mentoring curriculum to reach a broad range of college students beyond its core "JRF Scholars.