Tag 'faith and baseball'

This photo of Father Allan Travers was featured in the local newspaper after his pitching "performance" for the Detroit Tigers against the Philadelphia A's on May 18, 1912. The photo featured the caption "strikebreaker," which worried Travers' mother, since there was a street trolley strike in Philadelphia earlier in the month, and she didn't want her son caught in the confusion.

Father Allan Travers: The One-Game Pitcher Who Might Have Saved the Detroit Tigers

Daniel Meloy/Detroit Catholic/CNA Nation July 24, 2023

Trevor Williams, 31, pitcher for the Washington Nationals, in an interview with Colm Flynn for EWTN News In Depth, June 5, 2023.

Exclusive: Washington Nationals Pitcher Trevor Williams Speaks Out on Dodgers Controversy

‘Anyone with two eyes and a brain can see that they’re mocking the religious habits of nuns, they’re mocking what we hold most deeply and our core convictions.’

Peter Pinedo/CNA Nation June 14, 2023

Large American flag on display during the opening ceremony of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif.

On Dodgers and Drag Queens

A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: After the Dodgers reinvited an anti-Catholic drag group to their ‘Pride Night,’ Catholics must respond with something stronger than boycotts.

Michael Warsaw Publisher's Note June 14, 2023

The Pere Marquette Council 271 baseball team of Boston, 1915, was considered the “fastest baseball team representing the order in Greater Boston.”

The Long Tradition of Catholics in Baseball

COMMENTARY: In light of the Dodgers promotion of anti-Catholicism, an online exhibit by the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center explores how the Knights of Columbus and Catholics positively impacted the national pastime for more than a century.

Andrew Fowler Commentaries June 8, 2023

Over the past several weeks, the Dodgers have demonstrated a cringe-inducing cravenness in the face of woke pressures.

The Wimps of Summer

COMMENTARY: The Dodgers’ kowtow to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is a blatant illustration of the sorry fact that anti-Catholicism is the last acceptable prejudice in American elite culture.

George Weigel Commentaries June 7, 2023

Blake Treinen of the Dodgers makes headlines for speaking out in faith on May 30.

Dodgers Pitcher Denounces Team’s Decision to Honor Anti-Catholic Group: ‘God Cannot Be Mocked’

Latest Major League Baseball player publicly condemns Dodgers’ decision to honor an anti-Catholic drag group.

Peter Pinedo/CNA Nation May 31, 2023

Vin Scully applauds Dodger hall of famers during opening day pre-game ceremonies at a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on April 4, 2014, in Los Angeles, California. Scully died Aug. 2 at the age of 94.

Vin Scully, Legendary Baseball Announcer and Committed Catholic, Dies at 94

The caller of 67 seasons as a broadcaster found in his faith a source of joy and comfort and sought to share it with others through personal kindness and philanthropy.

Jonah McKeown/CNA Nation August 3, 2022

Gil Hodges was an inspiration on and off the field.

Gil Hodges: A Man for All Baseball Seasons

A new film details the storied career of the Catholic baseball player and manager, who will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, July 24.

Joseph Pronechen Features May 30, 2022