Most baseball films are pure entertainment. But baseball is often the setting for notable films that tell a bigger story about America’s social conditions. As the Major League Baseball season begins, here are 13 examples.
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In an eye-opening documentary The League, director Sam Pollard tells a fully-rounded tale of how Black baseball used to thrive. By the 1940s, baseball was the third largest economic institution in Black communities.
Amazon's remake of Penny Marshall's classic movie is an exploration of sexuality, friendship, and baseball. It deserves more than just a four-episode wrap-up.
Andrew Tripp has organized more than 100,000 people in Vermont and 20 other states, and has coached Nordic skiing, track and field, and cross-country running, outside of Montpelier, Vermont. In 2021, he was named top boys' coach in the country.
America’s favorite pastime is taking center stage in a new production at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. “Toni Stone” is the story of the first woman to play in baseball’s Negro Leagues.
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