A Bridge Forward and Across Divides

Baseball has always been more than a game. But you already know that, that’s why you’re here. Coaches you never forget. Players you emulate. Ballpark road trips planned, memories unlocked. The no-hitter you witnessed or threw, or almost threw. Highlights of a past era. “It gets by Buckner!” And reminders that our decisions too, big and small, will one day be history. It’s the game - the one that can’t be separated from the people, places, and moments that surround it. Did you know Mookie and Bill Buckner went on to become lifelong friends?
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Bridges of Baseball publishes long-form essays about the human experience and potential - the stories behind the story, the forgotten voices, the moments that connect the game to something much larger. The sandlots and the geopolitics, the miracles and the unsettled debates, and everything in between. We look for the piece that goes deep. The ones that get to something timeless and true - stories only baseball can wind up and deliver.
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We are in the early innings of building a new team - of baseball readers, writers, fans, players, coaches, and thinkers and doers like you. Follow along and join our team. Because the world needs baseball.

How We Operate

Our Commitment to the Game

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We go deep.

As baseball fans, we crave more. Our stories go in-depth and cover ground.

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We attack the zone.

Baseball fans can handle debate and tough calls, so we don’t pitch around the issues.

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We are human.

All the artistry and writing we publish is human-generated, and technology and AI tools improve internal processes to help us amplify stories.

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Everybody hits.

We want to get to know every subscriber and member of our community, in addition to elevating all voices who share our mission across the baseball world.

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We believe in baseball.

There’s no other sport like it.

Ian González

Writer

Cuba

Ian González is a coach and part of the baseball community in Cuba. He is the head catcher coach at the Local Development Project "Toro Barcelán," where he works with young baseball players from early ages through adulthood, including people with disabilities. Trained at the University of the Sciences of Physical Culture and Sports (UCCFD), he grew up within Cuban baseball and played for many years in the system. He lives in Guanabacoa, Cuba.