"MLB Teams Rally to Replace Vandalized Jackie Robinson Statue for League 42"
TL;DR
Major League Baseball and the 30 clubs will replace the vandalized Jackie Robinson statue in Wichita, Kansas, which was found burned and dismantled. The statue, originally erected in 2021 at McAdams Park, home base of the local youth baseball league League 42, will be rebuilt using the original mold. Individual donations and MLB funding will support the replacement and League 42 programming. The theft of the statue, which sparked outrage and national headlines, was captured on surveillance video, and the remnants were found by the Wichita Fire Department.
- MLB and clubs to replace vandalized Jackie Robinson statue MLB.com
- MLB, clubs commit funding for Wichita’s League 42 KSN-TV
- Wichita police recover truck thought to have been used in theft of Jackie Robinson statue Wichita Eagle
- 30 Major League Baseball teams will help League 42 get new Jacki KAKE
- MLB pledges to help League 42 replace Jackie Robinson statue KWCH
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