Ramjack Media
15 January 2026
In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent his famous “Green Light Letter” to MLB Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, encouraging baseball to continue during World War II. Discover how this historic decision helped boost morale on the home front, why the President believed America needed its national pastime during wartime, and how the game survived despite hundreds of players leaving for military service. This episode explores one of the most important moments in sports history and the powerful role baseball played during World War II.
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