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Ken Kendrick: How The President's First Pitch And Baseball Helped With Healing

Ken Kendrick: How The President's First Pitch And Baseball Helped With Healing

Update: 2021-12-23

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After 911, Major League Baseball temporarily postponed its season. With several iconic moments, its return helped America to heal. Arizona Diamondbacks’ principal owner and managing general partner Ken Kendrick tells this story and in particular President Bush’s first pitch in their first World Series game at Yankees Stadium, only 49 days after the attacks.

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Ken Kendrick: How The President's First Pitch And Baseball Helped With Healing

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