‘A Slap In The Face’: New York DOT Misspells MLB Legend Jackie Robinson’s Name On Highway Sign

Baseball Fans were thrilled to find out that New York‘s Department of Transportation misspelled the name of Jackie Robinson Parkway, accidentally writing the Hall of Famer Assign your first name “Jakie.”

It is emblazoned in Robinson’s picture, which passersby saw. “Jakie Robinson Parkway” The weekend. The road runs through Brooklyn and Queens, two boroughs in New York City.

Robinson’s numerous achievements are known to all sports fans. Robinson, a baseball legend, is well-known for being Major League Baseball’s first black player in modern times despite numerous obstacles. 

Robinson was the Brooklyn Dodgers’ first black player in 1947. Robinson, a six-time All-Star battist, averaged.313 in his 10-year MLB career. ESPN. He was awarded the MVP award and the rookie of the Year award. In 1955, the Dodgers won the World Series championship.

The baseball icon retired early in 1957 from playing baseball and became a civil right activist. Robinson was the spokesperson for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, as well as making appearances with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Robinson was inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame as the first black person. Robinson was posthumously honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Robinson, 53 years old and suffering from diabetes and heart disease, died of a heart attack on February 5, 1972.

The New York stretch of highway was originally named Interboro Parkway. However, it was renamed in his honor in 1997 to commemorate Robinson’s debut season with Dodgers. 

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