Jackie Robinson Breaks Through: This Day in Sports History

data-mm-id=”_lnjk53nds”>Today is the day every Major League Baseball player would have worn No. 42 to honor Jackie Robinson, a trailblazing and monumentally important figure in American history. Most are familiar with the broad strokes of his challenging and iron-willed rise to break baseball's color barrier. They know he was the perfect blend of talent and personality to take on the task.What gets lost sometimes is just how productive Robinson was once he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He won Rookie of the Year while leading the National League in steals. Two seasons later he'd take home the MVP while hitting. 342, driving in 124 runs, and swiping 37 bags. This kicked off six consecutive seasons in which he posted an OPS over .900 while playing acrobatic and effective …