How Baseball Helped America Heal After 9/11: "When America Took the Field" Documentary - Archysport

Baseball was exactly what the country needed after 9/11

Tampa native and former New York Yankee Tino Martinez recalled how getting back on the baseball field helped the country heal.

How Baseball Helped America Heal After 9/11: "When America Took the Field" Documentary - Archysport

Major League Baseball will mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks with a comprehensive series of community service initiatives, special on-field apparel, and documentary screenings across the league, according to league announcements and participating club reports. Across every ballpark, clubs will host pre-game ceremonies, moments of silence, and traditional seventh-inning stretch performances ...

'When America Took the Field' doc re-airing on MLB Network: Friday, Saturday, Sunday

As the 25th commemoration of 9/11 approaches on Friday, Major League Baseball's role in helping the nation heal during the aftermath will be on display in several new films. The films, to which MLB, MLB Network and MLB Studios contributed, are: "When America Took the Field," which premiered Thursday night,