ST. PETERSBURG -- Chris Archer believes Jackie Robinson Day is a special day. He just wishes that his third start of the season fell on Friday instead of the day before.
"Wearing No. 42 and playing, I don't think it gets any more special, especially for me," Archer said. "Just knowing not only what he did for baseball, but what he did for the civil rights movement as a whole."
The Rays will celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on Friday, along with the rest of baseball. Major League Baseball's annual celebration will commemorate the 69th anniversary of Robinson's breaking of the color barrier in baseball.