Viva Baseball: The Latino Pageantry of the MLB’s 2017 All-Star Game

Viva Baseball: The Latino Pageantry of the MLB’s 2017 All-Star Game

Viva Baseball: The Latino Pageantry of the MLB’s 2017 All-Star Game

Latino baseball history, Venus Williams, and more.

Dave Zirin
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This week, we speak to the editor in chief of La Vida Baseball, Adrian Burgos, about what he saw and experienced during a celebration of Latino baseball history at this year’s MLB All-Star Game.

We also have Choice Words about the treatment of Venus Williams by the police.

We dole out our Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down Awards to a pair of legends, give you a fresh Kaepernick Watch, and lastly, a brand-new section called Books I Am Reading.

Adrian Burgos, editor in chief of La Vida Baseball
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Dave ZirinDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.


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