Our Baseball Life

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You Belong

I’ve been in professional baseball for a long time. My entire adult life has been spent in this community, and the only time it has let me down is when I allowed someone else to make me feel small.

If you’ve been in baseball for a few minutes, you’ve probably experienced a time where you wondered if you belong.

I’m here to tell you, you do. You belong here.

Maybe you’re 22 and trying to figure out how to see your man when you can’t afford a plane ticket.

Maybe you’re 32 and wondering if anyone actually likes you or if they just want to be around you because of your famous husband.

Maybe your man was released and now everyone who was there for you is gone, poof, and you’re wondering who has your back now.

We do. We’re here for you. All of you.

Minor leagues

Big leagues

Indy Ball

Japan

Korea

Venezuela

Dominican Republic

Mexico

Retired

Wife

Girlfriend

Fiancee

Big contract

Scraping by

Signing bonus

Working three jobs 

Student

Career woman

Travel

Stay at home

Kids

No kids

 

Whatever your "label" and whatever your "status" you are welcome.

The world wants to label us, categorize us, stack us up, but there is no hierarchy here.

This is Our Baseball Life, and we’re in this together.

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