ATLANTA -- As Braves outfielder Matt Kemp spent the early portion of his career with the Dodgers, he gained a genuine appreciation for that one day every season when he and every other Major League manager, coach and player would wear No. 42 to celebrate and commemorate all that Jackie Robinson gave the baseball world.
"Honestly, that was the only day I wore my pants up," Kemp said. "I tried to imitate everything [Robinson] did during that day. That was always one of those special days."
Major League Baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day again Saturday to recognize the 70th anniversary of when Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.