Additionally, as has been tradition every April 15 since 2009, Major League Baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day with all players and on-field personnel wearing No. 42. Robinson's No. 42 was retired across all of Major League Baseball in 1997.
"What Jackie Robinson did was more for our country than it was for baseball," said Angels manager Mike Scioscia, who played his entire 13-year career with the Dodgers. "Unfortunately, I never had the privilege to meet Jackie Robinson, but I've had a lot of talks with a lot of his teammates. I think he represents everything that this country's about, and I think we're very privileged and all proud to wear No.