Curated Video
MLB Celebrates Jackie Robinson Day 75 Years After Debut
Friday marks 75 years since Jackie Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Curated Video
Professional Sports More Open About Social Justice Messaging
The NBA, WNBA, MLB and NFL are among some of the professional leagues highlighting social issues and encouraging players to take part.
Curated Video
Aaron Judge Lands 9-Year, $360M Deal To Remain With New York Yankees
The free agent slugger will return to New York for $40 million per season, the highest average annual payout for a position player in the MLB.
Curated Video
The Pervasiveness Of U.S. Pop Culture
How does a country that makes up less than five percent of the world’s population have a culture that permeates far beyond its borders?
Bridgeman Arts
Baseball in Japan with Lou Gehrig and, later, Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth playing baseball in Japan. Screener. Clip available upon request.
Homeschool Pop
Facts about Jackie Robinson for Kids
A short video spotlights Major League Baseball's first African American player, Jackie Robinson. Engaging photographs, fun graphics, and a clear narrator detail Robinson's life starting with his military background to his induction...
Veritasium
How To Curve A Baseball Or Swing A Cricket Ball
Throwing a curve ball can make or break a sporting game, but what is the scientific process for throwing this way? The video explains the Magnus force, aerodynamics, and the axis of rotation, and relates the science to both baseball and...
PBS
Real-Life Math | Baseball
The math in baseball is more than just batting averages. The Assistant General Manager of the Diamondbacks shows the numerous ways the management uses baseball math. The class participates in an activity to simulate batting averages and...
Be Smart
How To Hit A Major League Fastball (According to Science)
A baseball player with a vision of 20/7.5 can clearly see an object 20 feet away that normal folks could only see clearly at 7.5 feet away. This fact along with other interesting examples are explored in a video that explains how senses...
Andrews McMeel Publishing
POW! A Peanuts Collection
Make a study of Charles M. Scultz's famous comic strip Peanuts in your language arts class. Class members read and discuss the baseball-themed book POW! A Peanuts Collection. After talking about themes and vocabulary, they complete...
TED-Ed
How One Teenager Unearthed Baseball's Untold History
Discover how one young man made a major impact on a generation of individuals through simple dedication, consideration, and passion for something he loved. Cam Perron discusses how after writing letters to retired baseball players from...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Jackie Robinson
Listen to Jackie Robinson in his own words discuss his fight against prejudice in Major League Baseball. In 1947, he became the first professional black baseball player in history. This audio presentation presents his views on...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Chasing History: Barry Bonds
Audio and pictorial account of the career of baseball great, Barry Bonds, and the controversy surrounding his steroid use. Even though he broke the home run record set by Babe Ruth, it is "marred by a giant question mark". [4:03]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Imagination: I'm a Baseball Star!
Daniel pretends that he is a famous baseball star. Teach kids how their imaginations can help them with real-life activities. Included is a link to a supplemental activity. [0:50]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball
Audio story offers a discussion of a book on baseball legend Jackie Robinson and how he became "a ballplayer with the guts not to fight back."
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Kokoyakyu: Trailer: Japanese Baseball
The culture of baseball in Japan is expressed very differently from baseball in America. Explore sports as an expression of culture and transmitted values by comparing the two. This is a trailer for a documentary on Japanese baseball....