Sabathia dons commemorative Jackie Robinson cleats
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As the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals stepped onto the Yankee Stadium field Saturday afternoon, everyone participating in the game wore Jackie Robinson's No. 42 on the back of their uniform.
Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia went the extra mile on Jackie Robinson Day by wearing commemorative cleats with No. 42 plastered all over them.
.@CC_Sabathia's commemorative #JackieRobinsonDay cleats 🔥#YANKSonYES pic.twitter.com/SsuOR1MDh2
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) April 15, 2017
Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball 70 years ago to the day when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball.
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