| Stealing Home: The Point of No Return | |
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| Artist | Branly Cadet |
| Year | 2017 |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | Jackie Robinson |
| Location | Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 34°4′29.9″N 118°14′21.2″W / 34.074972°N 118.239222°W | |
Stealing Home: The Point of No Return is a bronze statue of baseball great Jackie Robinson which was unveiled outside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on April 15, 2017, marking the 70th anniversary of Robinson's breaking of the color line in professional baseball in 1947, when he became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball during the modern era.
Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1956, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. His historic first is commemorated on Jackie Robinson Day each year.[1]
- ^ Thornburg, Chad. "Dodgers unveil Robinson statue at stadium". MLB.com.