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Farewell to a beloved Crafty Lefty
The air smells of blossoms and the temperatures are warming up and Opening Day is less than a week away. Happy spring, everyone.
This is great: Spencer Torkelson shared how he found out he made the #Tigers Opening Day roster.
AJ Hinch called him into his office to talk about the infield play where he ran into Javier Baez… then told him he made the team. Torkelson said Miguel Cabrera gave him a big hug. pic.twitter.com/u8VqdjGbNH
Coronavirus is officially over pic.twitter.com/amGHts8cNt
If you don’t know who Jesse Hagopian is, he’s an award-winning educator, author, and activist right here in Seattle whose latest project involves working with Athletes for Impact. He’s also a Mariners fan and a baseball fan who alerted me recently to this book I’m excited to read:
Look what I got! Can’t wait to read these stories of baseball players who opposed racism, sexism, homophobia, & empire.
If you don’t know the names of Octavius Catto, Millie Deegan, Lester Rodney, then, as @EdgeofSports writes in the foreword, “you don’t know baseball history.” pic.twitter.com/yJ8C9kHeUr
You can order the book here (or if you’re in the Sno-Isle library system, check out the audiobook) and follow Jesse on Twitter here.