Baseball: Myths And The Early Game

A New York Minute In History

Oct 30 2019 | 01:04:18

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Show Notes

On this episode of A New York Minute In History, co-hosts Devin Lander and Lauren Roberts take a crack at early baseball. Through interviews with John Thorn, the official historian of Major League Baseball, and Tom Shieber of the Baseball Hall of Fame, the episode explores the beginnings of baseball in America, the origin stories […]

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