Via Korea's JoongAng Daily, a report on how the head of the international governing body for softball / baseball is making his first visit to North Korea, hinting at renewed efforts to popularize the quintessentially American [...]
June
20,
2025
Via Vanity Fair, an article on how even sports franchises can't escape the political fray:
For weeks, as Los Angeles has been roiled by militarized immigration raids and fierce protests that sprung up in [...]
June
2,
2025
Via the New Yorker, a report on the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, led by the former M.L.B. executive Kim Ng, plans to capitalize on the surge of interest in women’s sports and to finally give the game its due:
Kim Ng [...]
Via The Athletic, a look at the importance of the Negro Leagues in terms of leadership:
In 1990, Buck O’Neil founded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City near 18th & Vine, a once-vibrant neighborhood [...]
April
21,
2025
Via The Ringer, commentary on how - as baseball celebrates the trailblazer’s legacy - it’s also placating a president who wants to dismantle everything Jackie stood for:
Play a stupid game, get a stupid prize. This is true [...]
February
24,
2025
Via Medium, commentary on how the Hank Aaron may be underrated both in his ability to play baseball but what he achieved for civil rights and equality:
So let's take care of the elephant in the room from the outset. I [...]