Nick Francona’s name is in the news because, he believes, his story is worth sharing if it saves the life of one military veteran.
Remember that.
Remember that, while Major League Baseball investigates the circumstances surrounding Francona losing his job in the Dodgers’ Player Development department. Remember that, while peeling back the layers of a situation Francona says he still doesn’t understand.
And remember that, when considering the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2016. The unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans over 25 years old with a four-year degree is 2.9 percent, higher than the 2.