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MLB stars on No. 42: What Jackie Robinson Day means to us

It has been 70 years since Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers, but the sport still has an alarming lack of African-American ballplayers.

As we celebrate Jackie Robinson Day across Major League Baseball, we caught up with Adam Jones, Addison Russell, CC Sabathia, Chris Archer, Curtis Granderson and Dexter Fowler for a conversation about No. 42's legacy and how baseball can reach out to a new generation of fans and athletes.

What does Jackie Robinson Day mean to you?

Jones: It's a celebration of a man that was ahead of his time and at the forefront for what he believed in.