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Dodgers spend Jackie Robinson Day honoring baseball legend’s courage and legacy

LOS ANGELES — All 30 Major League Baseball clubs celebrated the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson Day on Friday. But no team did it quite like the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the morning, David Price and Mookie Betts were out in the community; Price at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena, reading the book “I Am Jackie Robinson” to students; Betts at Robinson’s nearby alma mater, John Muir ...
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts watches from he dugout during the fifth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — All 30 Major League Baseball clubs celebrated the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson Day on Friday.

But no team did it quite like the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In the morning, David Price and Mookie Betts were out in the community; Price at Longfellow Elementary School in Pasadena, reading the book “I Am Jackie Robinson” to students; Betts at Robinson’s nearby alma mater, John Muir High School, helping unveil a

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