Baseball players don’t have the same self-expressive reputation as their NBA and NFL peers, but, as we discovered in the Oakland clubhouse this spring, there are plenty of untold stories if you simply bother to ask.
Pitcher Sean Manaea
“My tats are a symbol of my (Samoan) culture. They are part of who I am. I’ve very proud of them.
“I just have no tat that’s all connected. It’s broken up into three different time periods. The first one I did (upper arm) was in American Samoa, the first time I went out there. Me, my mom and dad went out there three years ago.