Latest Robert Lutz News

Cleats left behind after Jackie Robinson statue was stolen to be donated to Negro League Museum

Feb. 23, 2024 19:23 PM EST

The bronze Jackie Robinson cleats that were left behind when a statue of the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier was stolen from a Kansas park are being donated to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Thieves cut the statue off at its ankles last month,...

Donations pour in to replace destroyed Jackie Robinson statue on his 105th birthday

Jan. 31, 2024 18:00 PM EST

Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier. Major League Baseball pledged support. And the total raised just through one online...

Burned remnants of prized Jackie Robinson statue found after theft from public park in Kansas

Jan. 30, 2024 17:53 PM EST

Fire crews found the burned remnants Tuesday of a prized bronze statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen last week from a public park in Kansas, authorities said. The Wichita fire department received a call around 8:40 a.m. about a trash can on fire at Garvey Park in the southern...