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Episode 257: "Isabel 'Lefty' Alvarez"
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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
May 27, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Author Kat Williams joins us to discuss the remarkable life of Isabel "Lefty" Alvarez, who came to United States at fifteen, speaking no English, to play professional baseball. Williams take us on a journey from Cuba to the AAGPBL and through years of anonymity and alcoholism before baseball once again gave her life meaning.
Released:
May 27, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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