Yasiel Puig at Christie Pits: When a former MLB star came to Toronto's local ballpark
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A personal essay about how a free amateur baseball game at Christie Pits park in Toronto has long been the city's best community event, and how the dynamic shifted when the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team signed former MLB star Yasiel Puig, who is awaiting sentencing for a legal matter. The piece explores the intersection of local community traditions, the spectacle of a famous athlete playing in a small park, and the complicated feelings that arise from his presence given his legal situation.
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· 3 pulledIt's the greatest summer afternoon in Toronto—this is what I've been telling anyone who'll listen for years.
At 2 p.m. on any random Sunday, from May to August, you can wander over to Christie Pits—that sunken patch of green in Koreatown—plunk yourself down on the hill in the shade of a towering maple, crack a tall boy, and enjoy a free game of professional-ish baseball.
The available pleasures are practically infinite. You can eat a hot dog. You can watch a 33-year-old
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