Robert Whiting, winner of the 2023 Henry Chadwick Award for contributions to the understanding of baseball, is the author of books including "The Samurai Way of Baseball" and "Tokyo Junkie: 60 Years of Bright Lights and Back Alleys ... and Baseball."
Japan park where Babe Ruth played subject of climate battle | AP News
Amazing story- hard to believe it is fictional! Terrific writing!
Thank you for reading and for your kind words!
This is a wonderful story about Babe Ruth! I live in Tokyo and we are struggling to save the stadium where he played long ago.
Here are some articles about it and a petition about saving it.
The Tokyo government and some real estate conglomerates want to tear it down and replace it with office buildings.
Showcasing Japanese baseball requires saving Meiji Jingu stadium - Nikkei Asia
https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Showcasing-Japanese-baseball-requires-saving-Meiji-Jingu-stadium
Robert Whiting, winner of the 2023 Henry Chadwick Award for contributions to the understanding of baseball, is the author of books including "The Samurai Way of Baseball" and "Tokyo Junkie: 60 Years of Bright Lights and Back Alleys ... and Baseball."
Japan park where Babe Ruth played subject of climate battle | AP News
https://apnews.com/article/babe-ruth-tokyo-stadium-meiji-jingu-japan-46ae81d9b035959bd37e29ab1472e05a
Petition · Protect Jingu Gaien's trees! Rethink the development plan! · Change.org
https://www.change.org/p/protect-jingu-gaien-s-trees-rethink-the-development-plan