Reading Baseball

The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the most stories franchises in Major League Baseball history with a National League record 11 World Series titles.

A recently released book examines if baseball ballparks had physical barriers to segregate fan movement.

<p>A recently released book examines if baseball ballparks had physical barriers to segregate fan movement.</p><p>Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, author of Growing Up...

The game featured a memorable at-bat from hall of famer Ted Williams.

(WSIU)<p>During the week of the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Reading Baseball commentator Pete Peterson looks back 80 years to the 1946 All-Star game, which featured a unique, memorable moment between a...

Baseball has been around for most of the USA's 250-year existence.

Opening preamble of the United States of America Constitution with a right facing view(toddtaulman/Getty Images/iStockphoto / iStockphoto)<p>July 4, 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States...

Peterson’s wife Anita is drawing attention these days thanks to a pill-box shaped hat she’s wearing around town…so much so Pete has dubbed her Anita the Hat.

Anita Peterson sports the hat drawing so much attention these days.(Brad Palmer)<p>Reading Baseball commentator Pete Peterson’s wife Anita is drawing attention these days thanks to a pill-box shaped hat she’s wearing...

<p>Sir David Attenborough is most famous for his pioneering work as a natural historian, broadcaster, and author. </p><p>His career spans seven decades, making him one of the world's most recognizable voices in nature...

A picture of a terrible towel taken from one of the Steelers' Super Bowl wins.(The Turnpike Rivalry: The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns by Pete Peterson and Stephen Peterson)<p>The National Football League...

Joe Garagiola, being treated for a spike wound, kept his sense of humor through the Pirates' dismal 1952 season.(Pirates Reader (Pete Peterson))<p>So far in this young Major League Baseball season, the St. Louis...

Pete and his wife Anita at an adult softball league state tournament in Champaign. (Pete Peterson)<p>Baseball is using an automated system that allows players and managers to challenge the home plate umpire’s call of...

Pete Peterson, and his wife Anita, enjoying a hot dog at the Saluki baseball game on February 28, 2026. (Anne Peterson)<p>Reading Baseball commentator Pete Peterson and his wife Anita have been attending Saluki baseball...

<p>The new Major League Baseball season is underway.</p><p>In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson tells us about a gift he received from a fan involving a special newspaper edition on the death of the...