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I enjoyed every minute of it, from the day I started: Wrapping up Season 1 of More Than a Game

It's our last episode of season one and the final part in our series examining baseball in the borderlands.

Emporia State baseball The baseball field at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kans. The university's baseball program has a decades-long tie to Tucson. Its 1978 NAIA championship team featured six Tucsonans.
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Welcome to More Than a Game, an all-new podcast where we explore the untold stories of Arizona sports. Hosted by veteran sports reporter and NPR 89.1 announcer, Tony Perkins, More Than a Game features a series of the best sports stories you've never heard.

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More Than a Game: Episode 8

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Episode 8

In this week's episode, Katya Mendoza completes our series examining the connection between Latino culture and baseball by heading northward to Tucson. We hear from a local player who found himself at the heart of a baseball connection that leads to a small town in Kansas, and it's one that he is now working to keep alive today.

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