DEAR NATS. . .P.S.

Don and Petie Kladstrup
Nov 6 · 4 min read

You did it. You actually went through with it and showed up for President Trump’s photo op. No surprise there.

What was a surprise — a pleasant one — is that nine other players, mostly blacks and Latinos, had the guts and integrity not to attend the White House ceremony. Among them, the team’s star third baseman, Anthony Rendon.

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Don and Petie Kladstrup

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American writers living in France, working on forthcoming book, “Almost Home: Playing Baseball in France.” Authors, “Wine & War,” and “Champagne.”

Almost Home

Playing Baseball in France

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