What is a strikeout, Alex?In a cringeworthy moment Wednesday night, Jeopardy! contestant Xiaoke Ying named Babe Ruth as the baseball player who “broke the colour barrier.”This week marked the 73rd anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut as member of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Robinson was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball and players celebrate that milestone for a day every April by wearing his number 42 on all team jerseys.April 15 — the day the episode aired and the day he made his first official start as a professional player — is known as Jackie Robinson Day.Jeopardy!
host Alex Trebek read out the answer: “One of the topics covered in the Major League Baseball course at the Arizona State is this player who broke the
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