Baseball has long been known as America’s pastime, drawing millions of fans’ attention every summer. Being a professional baseball player is a common dream that boys all over the world aspire to.
In the early 1940s, that dream was put on hold for hundreds of young professional baseball players across the country, as the nation began its involvement in World War II.
As we remember the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, let’s take a moment to remember just a few of the hundreds who put their careers on hold to serve their country.