Overview
- MLB Network said the two-hour documentary will debut Sept. 10 at 10 p.m. ET and will be available on demand on MLB.TV the week of Sept. 13.
- The film uses oral histories and archival footage to examine how baseball offered comfort and normalcy after the Sept. 11 attacks, highlighting moments such as Mike Piazza’s Shea home run, President George W. Bush’s 2001 World Series first pitch, and Jack Buck’s address in St. Louis.
- Interview subjects include Hall of Famers Joe Torre, Ken Griffey Jr., Chipper Jones and Mike Piazza, along with players, managers and broadcasters such as Joe Buck and Bob Costas.
- A Citi Field screening for Mets season-ticket holders and select guests is scheduled for the Sept. 10 premiere, and several Mets alumni are expected to attend.
- Reported production details say work began last fall and that a central sit-down with Todd Zeile, John Franco, Al Leiter and Mike Piazza was recorded at Citi Field this spring to anchor the film’s goal of preserving firsthand recollections for future generations.