Ed. note: This post comes to us by way of a young man named Sam, a 17-year-old from the UK who operates a sports website called The Opinionated Saint. Though its primary focus is on Southampton Football Club, TOS covers a variety of sports and leagues around the world. Sam reached out to do an Instagram collaboration with us and was kind enough to provide a little insight into how he became a baseball fan.
We all know how far-flung Cubs fans are due to the once-powerful draw of WGN, but I’m fascinated by stories of people from other countries developing an affinity for a sport that hardly exists near them.