"Baseball is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings."

A. Bartlett Giamatti (1938 - 1989)
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About A. Bartlett Giamatti

A. Bartlett Giamatti was an American professor of English Renaissance literature and president of Yale University. He later served as the seventh Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Known for his intellect and passion for baseball, Giamatti brought his love of literature and academia to the sport. His tenure as Commissioner was cut short by his sudden death in 1989.

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