“The way baseball operates, as you know, you get these long-term deals. If a player gets injured his first year and can’t play again, what do you do?” Rubenstein said.
Strict guidance from the national defense department crushed plans for a parade held in honor of Frederick Douglass’ 207th birthday because it was being held during Black History Month.
"I think if I were have gotten surgery in January there kind of would have been a little regret and questioning if maybe I didn’t have to get surgery because it didn’t feel that bad at that moment," Bradish said.
Baltimore Banner reporters Alissa Zhu, Jessica Gallagher and Nick Thieme have won the organization’s first George Polk Award for their local investigative work.