Every year since 2003, all 30 Major League Baseball teams have celebrated Jackie Robinson Day and commemorated the man who broke the color barrier in baseball by having every player wear No. 42. The day is celebrated annually on April 15, but that was not the case for the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs this year.
The Braves and Cubs honored Robinson’s legacy on Monday in the teams’ showdown at Wrigley Field. The teams had to wait nearly a month to join the rest of baseball in the tradition because their April 15 game was postponed due to weather.