[1] It is named after former Bruin athlete Jackie Robinson, the first African-American major league baseball player of the modern era.

In 2010, a capacity crowd of 2,613 saw the Bruins defeat the defending national champion LSU Tigers 6–3 at the Los Angeles Regional of the NCAA tournament on June 5.

The stadium is not to be confused with the Jackie Robinson Memorial Field (dedicated on January 30, 1988) at Brookside Park in Pasadena, next to the Rose Bowl, where UCLA plays its home football games.

After a hearing on September 26, 2024, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ordered the school to vacate the stadium and the nearby practice field.

[7] On October 29, the Judge reversed himself and allowed the school to regain access to the stadium though they were told to make a deal with the veterans by July 4, 2025.