This past August, an angry Willson Contreras upended a bucket of Hi-Chew onto the field following a strike call. Here's a quick look at the history of Hi-Chew and how this Japanese candy found its way into MLB dugouts.

www.thefanfiles.com/articles/hi-chew-mlb-baseball-japan

Baseball and... poetry? Here's how the National Baseball Poetry Festival came about and how founder Steven Biondolillo sees it growing in future years.

www.thefanfiles.com/articles/the-national-baseball-poetry-festival

Updated the website with categories so you can more easily find the kind of baseball article you'd like to read! Check it out!
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We asked #SanDiegoComicCon attendees who their favorite baseball players are, and what superhero they should play.

Here are their answers. What are yours?

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The Fan Files has its first guest piece, from the wonderful Haley Sawyer. Check out her interview with Christian rapper Lacrae about what it's like to have MLB stars choose your music for their walk-up songs.

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Comics and baseball collide! This week at The Fan Files, I chat with the great Mark Chiarello about his baseball projects, Superman, and how nostalgia plays into his love of both.

thefanfiles.com/articles/mark-chiarello-interview-superman-dc-comics

Jake Berman (@lostsubways.com) is obsessed with maps. Recently, he turned that obsession into diagramming the movements of every MLB team as they criss crossed around the country.

Read the story here:
thefanfiles.com/articles/mlb-team-relocation-design-history

Bill Madden served as a #Yankees beat writer for decades. Check out our conversation on his favorite Yankees, George Steinbrenner, and how beat writing has changed.

Read here:
www.thefanfiles.com/articles/yan...

Baseball and vampires? Past Time is a new @madcavestudios.com series from @joeharris.bsky.social and @russellmarkolson.bsky.social. Read our interview with the creators and take a peek at pages from the 1st issue.

www.thefanfiles.com/articles/past-time-comic-preview-interview-baseball-vampires