Jordan Walker turned All-Star week into a movie: the first Cardinal ever to win the #HRDerby, powering through a hostile Philly crowd in the middle of his breakout season.
I spoke with his dad Derek (@dxwalker1906) and mom Katrina, who told me: “As parents, we really appreciate how much St. Louis has embraced Jordan.”
Chaos, joy, history… and this is only the beginning.
Full conversation coming soon on @KMOV.
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Did you know?
Jordan Walker's mom, Katrina, is a Harvard and Emory University graduate.
If that wasn't enough, she also received a Masters Degree from Washington University in St Louis!
#STLCards
I'm glad Jordan Walker said this.
Growing up, I can't tell you how many times I heard:
"Baseball is boring."
"Go play football."
I was even called an "Oreo" because I chose baseball.
There was definitely pressure to play the sports everyone else was playing.
Baseball changed my life!
That's why seeing players like Jordan Walker embrace being role models matters. The more kids who see someone who looks like them thriving in baseball, the more they'll realize it's a path that's open to them too.
I hope more kids feel free to choose the game they love...not just the one everyone expects them to play.
James Wood is my sweet son. He's Intelligent, kind, funny, and a hell of baseball player. James Woods with an "s" is an actor and a different sort of fella altogether. Felt like that was important to say right about now. Sure wish others were as careful about spelling as I am.
Happy Bobby Bonilla Deferral Day: Bonilla is set to collect another $1.193 million from the New York Mets today, as he will each July 1st through the year 2035.
On this Juneteenth, we honor San Diego native Johnny Ritchey, a pioneering African American baseball player who broke the Pacific Coast League’s color barrier when he debuted with the PCL Padres in 1948.
Seth Rogen hasn't spoken to James Franco in a "long time" and has "no plans" to work with him again:
"I have not worked with him in years. But the personal side of it is just so nuanced, and it involves people that I don’t know if I should be dragging into this. I don’t know what I would benefit from getting deeply into it. Nothing has changed since the last time I talked about all this, and I haven’t worked with him in a really long time and I have no plans to.” https://t.co/kN3wF3q7l2
As the first week of Pride Month comes to a close, we want to take a moment to show our support for the LGBTQIA+ community. The Threshers celebrate #Pride and welcome all fans to our ballpark!