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These poets show there is crying in baseball after all

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published May 12, 2026 at 11:03 AM CDT
Athletics' Jacob Wilson runs after hitting a single against Baltimore Orioles pitcher Trey Gibson which scored Tyler Soderstrom during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Baltimore. (Terrance Williams/AP)
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Athletics' Jacob Wilson runs after hitting a single against Baltimore Orioles pitcher Trey Gibson which scored Tyler Soderstrom during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Baltimore. (Terrance Williams/AP)

Host Peter O’Dowd talks with the founder of the National Baseball Poetry Festival, Steven Biondolillo, and one of this year’s winning poets, Kathryn Kirkpatrick, about the bittersweet emotions they feel while celebrating America’s pastime as a fan or as a player.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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