[ad_1] Batting ninth, manning second base, and wearing Cal Ripken Sr.’s No. 7 — worn with the permission and blessings of the Ripken family — Jackson Holliday, the top prospect in all of baseball, on Wednesday in Fenway Park made his major-league debut for the Baltimore Orioles. In keeping with established best practices, here’s the … Read more
[ad_1] I’m trying to explain the difference between sacred and profane time to my class on world religions, and baseball exemplifies the sacred variety. The experience of a baseball game offers a way of stepping outside time: At least for a while, no clock is ticking. Now that the baseball season is upon us, and … Read more
[ad_1] SEOUL — During a workout at Dodgers spring training recently this spring, Rob Hill was stopped by a bystander confused by a case of mistaken identity. The person had seen Hill, the Dodgers director of minor league pitching, talking with a tall, lanky, athletic Asian player on the backfields at Camelback Ranch. Was that, the … Read more