With more than a third of all Americans feeling “serious loneliness,” the author says the simple act of playing catch gives us the chance to feel the other player’s joy and pain, their wonder and their worries.

Author Archives: Ethan Bryan
Ethan D. Bryan is convinced baseball tells the best stories. His baseball stories have landed him an invitation to the White House for the Kansas City Royals’ World Series celebration, a trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and a couple of appearances on ESPN. The author of a dozen books including A Year of Playing Catch, Ethan lives in Springfield with his wife, Jamie, and warms benches in the Grip’N’Rip Baseball League every fall.