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MLB The Show 22 Jackie Robinson Day Celebration

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Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball during the modern era. A true trailblazer in many areas including sports, media, and the civil rights movement.

Jackie stood for: class, the love of the game and of course, equality. He was a powerful force of positive change, that changed the landscape of sports and the world today.

As has been tradition each season since 2004, MLB and the teams will celebrate the anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s historic MLB debut as he broke baseball’s color barrier throughout the league on April 15, 1947. For the 75th anniversary we wanted to make this year’s celebration extra special. In partnership with the Jackie Robinson Foundation, Sony Interactive Entertainment, The Players Association and Major League Baseball.

From April 15, 2022 through April 29 on US digital platform stores where MLB The Show is sold. You can purchase the Jackie Robinson Foundation Pack ($4.99 USD). PlayStation and San Diego Studio will donate 100% of the proceeds* from this pack after store platform fee deductions are applied to the Jackie Robinson Foundation. These donations will support the JRF/PlayStation-MLB The Show Scholars Program to help reduce the achievement gap in higher education. This is in addition to the $1 donation PlayStation and San Diego Studio will be making to the foundation for every collector’s edition sold of MLB The Show 22 in the US until December 31, 2022. Visit www.jackierobinson.org to learn more about the foundation.

Your purchase of the Jackie Robinson Foundation Pack grants you: 5,000 Stubs, the Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) bat skin, Jackie Robinson 75th Anniversary profile icon and a #42 profile icon for use in MLB The Show 22.”)

Jackie Robinson played a pivotal role in societal change as a champion of racial equality and social justice. In turn the Jackie Robinson Foundation continues that legacy as one of the best scholarship and leadership development programs for students from underrepresented groups for the past 50 years.

We want to realize the power of education to generate economic wealth for communities of color and have more employees from underrepresented groups within Sony Interactive Entertainment. We couldn’t be happier to continue our partnership with the foundation and Jackie’s family as we strive to achieve these goals.

In addition, anyone with MLB The Show 22 and an internet connection can play the Jackie Robinson Day Program. Earn a Diamond Legend player item for your Diamond Dynasty squad, along with a #42 bat skin, socks, and bat grip for your created Ballplayer.

*PlayStation will donate 100% of the proceeds (minimum of $3.49 USD per pack sold will be donated. See console’s online stores for details) to the Jackie Robinson Foundation after store platform fee deductions are applied.

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Applications open for Jackie Robinson Foundation / PlayStation-MLB The Show Scholarships
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Back in January Sony Interactive Entertainment, San Diego Studio and the Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) announced a new partnership. We committed to donating $1 for every MLB The Show 21 Collector’s Edition sold in the US through December 31, 2021, including the Jackie Robinson Edition, the Jackie Robinson Deluxe Edition, and the Digital Deluxe Edition to the Jackie Robinson Foundation.

Those donations were used to create multiple JRF/PlayStation-MLB The Show Scholarships which will provide students of color with financial assistance to attend institutions of higher learning. It was important for us to write more than just a check.

The partnership with the JRF will include SIE employees serving as mentors to the JRF/PlayStation Scholars throughout their four years of college, and paid internships at San Diego Studio during the JRF Scholars’ junior and senior years. The internships provide real world on the job experience at one of the best video game studios in the industry. We couldn’t be more excited to kick off this partnership with Jackie Robinson’s Estate and the Jackie Robinson Foundation.

How to apply

Are you a graduating African American high school senior, with a passion for video games? Do you want to work in the video game industry after college? Would you like an opportunity to intern and work at the San Diego Studio? If the answers to all those questions are yes, please keep reading for more details.

To be eligible for a Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship, an applicant must:
- Be a graduating, African American high school senior
- Be a United States citizen
- Present evidence of financial need
- Demonstrate a record of academic excellence
- Demonstrate leadership potential and a dedication to community service
- Submit an official SAT and/or ACT test exam score from junior or senior year*
- Plan to attend an accredited and approved 4-year college within the United States or affiliated with a United States-based college or university
- Not possess a degree from, or be enrolled in, a 2 or 4-year college when applying
*JRF recognizes the challenges of taking standardized tests during the COVID-19 pandemic and will accept PSAT scores. Applicants with NO TEST SCORES to submit will not be disadvantaged in the selection process.

Completed applications must include:
- Official high school transcripts
- One letter of recommendation from a non-family member
Application link: https://jackierobinson.org/apply/

The application deadline is Wednesday, January 12, 2022. All applications and supporting materials must be received on or before the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Regional virtual interviews with the semi-finalists will be conducted in the Spring 2022. Scholarship winners will be announced in early summer of 2022.

If you have questions concerning the Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship or the application process, please contact JRF staff at connect@jackierobinson.org

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