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McClendon honored to follow in footsteps of Frank Robinson

MLB.com Columnist

Mike Bauman

Frank Robinson became MLB's first African-American manager 40 years ago this month. (AP)

By Mike Bauman / MLB.com | 1:29 AM ET

The 2015 Civil Rights Game between the Mariners and Dodgers will be played at Dodger Stadium on Jackie Robinson Day, Wednesday, at 10:10 p.m. ET.

LOS ANGELES -- Baseball's proudest and most important moment will always be remembered. But Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium, the best part of baseball history will be living and on center stage.

Sixty-eight years ago Wednesday, Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier and took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers.