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BASEBALL

Deep Breath, Junior. Deep Breath.

This is Bobby Witt Jr.’s journey, in his own words: “Imagine being 14 years old and the expectation is to make the big leagues. Not the dream, the expectation….. I wanted so badly to be great. So I wanted to do whatever it took.”

Deep Breath, Junior. Deep Breath.

This is Bobby Witt Jr.’s journey, in his own words: “Imagine being 14 years old and the expectation is to make the big leagues. Not the dream, the expectation….. I wanted so badly to be great. So I wanted to do whatever it took.”

Seattle, Forever

Julio Rodríguez pens a letter to Seattle Mariners fans: “When you find something good? Something you love? Hold on to it. Don’t let it go.”

The Prince of New York

In pinstripes, Jazz Chisholm Jr. found his joy in baseball again. He’s ready to become a New York legend in his own way with the Yankees.

I Mean No Harm, I Swear

This is Ronald Acuña Jr.: “It’s the story of my life and how I came to be an Atlanta Brave — the hometown that I love, my path to the majors, the ups and downs, the dark times that I have faced. The things reporters never ask me about.”

FEATURED STORY

Sour

This is the story of Ettore “Big E” Ewen: “I’m someone who didn’t have wildest dreams. I’m someone who, for the longest time, didn’t believe I deserved them.”

HOCKEY

Why the Black Girl Hockey Club Matters

From the time I started playing on organized teams at six or seven years old, I felt like I didn’t belong.

For My Brother, the Immortal Jimmy Hayes

Two years ago, Jimmy Hayes passed away. His brother, Kevin, wrote this for him: “You were the best. You were everybody’s hero. We will never stop telling your story.”

There Will Be Blood

I saw the blood on the ice, but I didn’t know the right side of my face was caved in.

WOMEN IN SPORTS

I Want to Remember Everything

Mikaela Shiffrin on losing her dad and the real nature of grief: “Some days, it’s so hard to put one foot in front of the other. That’s grief. That’s being a human.”

This Is For Katie

Naomi Girma pens a letter to Katie Meyer: “There are friends, and then there are true friends. Katie Meyer was a true friend, in every sense of the word.”

Fever

Kelsey Mitchell opens up about losing her father, finding strength in her Fever family, and the WNBA season that changed everything: “This was one of the hardest seasons I’ve ever been through.”

LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF

Letter to My Younger Self

Brandi Chastain pens a letter to her younger self: “People will remind you to never look back — always look forward, in positivity and hopefulness.”

Letter to My Younger Self

Brandi Chastain pens a letter to her younger self: “People will remind you to never look back — always look forward, in positivity and hopefulness.”

Letter to My Younger Self

Derek Jeter pens a letter to his younger self: “You’re going to live out your wildest dreams. You’ll be a Yankee. A champion. Even a Hall of Famer.”

Letter to My Younger Self

Tarik Cohen pens a letter to his younger self: “It’s almost like, for you, nothing can just be easy and work out and make everyone happy.”

Letter to My Younger Self

“It’s 1991, you’re 35-and-a-half years old, you have two bad knees and seven months left on your contract…you’re going to become a professional wrestler.”

When You Walk Through a Storm

A Letter to NFL GMs

To Mom and Dad

For Washington

BASEBALL

Deep Breath, Junior. Deep Breath.

Deep Breath, Junior. Deep Breath.

Seattle, Forever

The Prince of New York

I Mean No Harm, I Swear

FEATURED STORY

Sour

Visual Stories

HOCKEY

Why the Black Girl Hockey Club Matters

For My Brother, the Immortal Jimmy Hayes

There Will Be Blood

WOMEN IN SPORTS

I Want to Remember Everything

This Is For Katie

Fever

LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF

Letter to My Younger Self

Letter to My Younger Self

Letter to My Younger Self

Letter to My Younger Self

Letter to My Younger Self