NEW YORK – The 30 major league teams and the sport’s league office will combine to sponsor a Jackie Robinson Foundation scholar for each club from 2009-11.

The pledge of $1.2 million announced Monday raises the foundation’s support from MLB and its teams to more than $10 million since 1996, the commissioner’s office said.

Players again have been invited to wear Robinson’s No. 42 on Tuesday, the 61st anniversary of when Robinson played his first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke the major league color barrier. More than 330 players, managers and coaches are expected to wear No. 42, up from more than 240 last year.

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced 11 years ago that Robinson’s number was being retired by all major league teams. The only player wearing No. 42 then who remains active is Mariano Rivera.

“Major League Baseball has not forgotten and will never forget the great contribution and sacrifice that Jackie made to baseball and to all of society,” Selig said.

Everyone in uniform will wear No. 42 for the Washington Nationals’ game at the New York Mets, Pittsburgh’s game at the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels’ game at the Texas Rangers. Oakland, St. Louis and Tampa Bay also planned to have everyone wear No. 42, bringing the total to nine teams .

In New York, the Mets planned to unveil the designs for the Jackie Robinson Rotunda at Citi Field, their new ballpark that will open in 2009.

Also, ESPN Films has agreed to co-produce a film about Jackie Robinson and Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey.