NEW YORK -- Some 15 or so miles north of the spot where Jackie Robinson made his Major League debut 70 years ago, the Cardinals and Yankees wore his No. 42 on Saturday at Yankee Stadium to honor Robinson's legacy.
It was part of the Major League Baseball-wide effort to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day, which falls each year on the day that Robinson broke the sport's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
"I think it's a great celebration for our game," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "I don't know how anybody who plays this game doesn't have a huge respect and admiration [for him].