One On One: U.S. Baseball Fan Joel Ehrendreich Is Launching Programs in India

U.S. baseball fan Joel Ehrendreich is launching programs in India.

Oof 807 Ab His kids' names are Cooper (as in Cooperstown, NY) and Cal, who was born the day Cal Ripken Jr. topped the record held by Japanese slugger Sachio Kinugasa for consecutive baseball games played. If that's not enough to demonstrate Joel Ehrendreich's love of the game, Cooper and Cal's middle names are Jack and Robinson, respectively. Ehrendreich, the first secretary in the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India, has also informally become an ambassador of America's national pastime. He and longtime friend Todd Feiter, the Winneconne (Wis.) High School baseball coach, hope to collect 1,000 baseball gloves, 1,000 bats and 1,000 baseballs to deliver to several New Delhi schools interested in launching baseball programs. (To donate, e-mail [email protected].) Ehrendreich hopes the program can also breed some cultural awareness. "I hope anyone contributing equipment to these Indian ballplayers can take the time to learn a thing or two about India," Ehrendreich says. Nicholas Brown asked Ehrendreich about his baseball-driven mission.

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