Jack Outside the Box

I’ve never been someone who had any kind of interest in sports. It could be down to my introverted nature but no matter how many sports I’ve tried to watch and experience, none of them ever really clicked for me. That was until I started watching the Toronto Blue Jays in 2025 and I realized how exciting a sport professional Baseball can be. I think it was down to how unpredictable a sport it can ultimately be, no matter how down in runs a team might be there’s always that hope that the bats can string hits together and pull the lead back in miraculous fashion. While the Blue Jays season ended in heartbreak I would be lying if it didn’t cement a strong adoration for the sport that has got me properly invested for the first time in my entire life. I figured with my new-found love for America’s pastime I would look at some recommended books about the sport to get myself for familiarized with the history of it. Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments is a breakdown of the history of ...