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Monday, March 16, 2020

Fans Can Stream The 'Baseball' Docu For Free


With Major League Baseball, like all major sports, delaying its 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, PBS is allowing fans to share in America’s pastime by making Ken Burns’ 1994 documentary series Baseball available to stream for free.

“This is a difficult time for all of us. We’re worried about the health of our kids, our families, our friends and neighbors, and the vitality and safety of our communities. It’s also a time we realize, more than ever, that we’re all in this together,” Burns said in a video statement Sunday.


Rolling Stones reports the nine-part Baseball originally aired on PBS in September 1994. The documentary series — with each of the nine parts representing an inning, like a baseball game — charts the history of America’s pastime, from its genesis in the late 1800s up through 1990. Baseball is available to view now on the PBS site and its streaming apps.

Burns added, “Stay healthy, and let’s look after each other. Play ball.”

The series was narrated by the late John Chancellor of NBC News. He died in 1996.

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