On Jackie Robinson Day in 2022, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “What he did was incredible, but we’ve got to do him right by keep going.”
On Jackie Robinson Day in 2023, Roberts said, "Jackie was chosen ... to fight the fight for all of us."
On Jackie Robinson Day in 2024, Roberts said, "He had a big burden in his life to be a professional baseball player but to take on all this negativity, this hate towards him, his wife, his kids and still persevere."
On Jackie Robinson Day in 2025, Roberts said, "Jackie knew that things were bigger than him.