Celebrating Jackie Robinson Day with style and spirit!  The Baseball Beyond Borders team rocked the special edition Jackie Robinson Nike Cleats at the JR42 Weekend Tournament.  Finishing 2nd in the Silver Bracket wasn't just a win for us, it was a tribute to a legend.

One year following an impactful and memorable trip to the South, Converge Media has returned to Mississippi alongside Baseball Beyond Borders for a second year. This year, we’re excited to dive further into the stories of the youth in the city, showcasing what makes their community special as well as the impact of baseball. We’re also excited to document the legacy of the first Reconciliation Tour, and what has occurred within the past year.

At the 60th Annual NATAS NW Emmy Awards on Saturday, we gathered to celebrate our film Reconciliation Tour which was nominated for an Emmy in long-form content. Even though we didn’t win, it was a powerful night of reflection that re-affirmed our commitment to telling stories of Black communities nationwide.

We’re proud to announce that our film Reconciliation Tour has been nominated by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Northwest Chapter for an Emmy Award. It was selected as one of five finalists in the Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Long Form Content Category.

Baseball Beyond Borders (BBB), Seattle’s sports-based community development organization, released its first documentary film, “Reconciliation Tour.” The documentary takes a powerful journey through the heart of the south, including youth baseball, civil rights, and reconciliation. The film’s message centers on truth, hope, play, and healing through baseball.

During the Mariners’ Pre-Spring Training Media Event the organization announced that in partnership with EL1, they were launching the “Mariners Training Center.” Spanning five of EL1’s facilities across the state of Washington, the goal of this collaboration is to expand equitable access and participation in youth baseball and softball.

Members of the Circling Seattle Sports and Converge Media team had the opportunity to sit down with members of the Hometown Nine, and to discuss their acceptance into the Class of 2027, the Mariners, their goals, and more.

Converge Media’s latest short film Reconciliation Tour premiered on Tuesday at T-Mobile Park’s Ellis Pavilion in a special event featuring Baseball Beyond Borders community members and supporters. The film documents a journey through the south taken by BBB’s 18u all-star team earlier this summer, with stops in Jackson, Mississippi and Selma and Montgomery, Alabama. You can read more about the trip here.

Converge Media’s latest short film Reconciliation Tour will premiere tomorrow afternoon at T-Mobile Park. The film chronicles the journey of Baseball Beyond Borders through the South, following the Seattle Kings 18u All Stars as they coach the youth in Jackson, Mississippi and engage with history and culture in Selma and Montgomery, Alabama. Converge produced a film which showcases both the connection with the youth and the way the team engaged with the history of America in ways they had never before experienced.

Not long ago, Baseball Beyond Borders took a powerful, eye opening journey through the heart of the south which included baseball, civil rights and reconciliation. It featured a baseball clinic, tour of a Historically Black College/University - Jackson State U - and a trip to Montgomery AL by way of Edmunds Pettis Bridge, to visit the Equal Justice Initiative Museum and Memorial. We were accompanied by a host of friends and allies to find serenity in a sport and preserve the cultural legacy.

The Baseball Beyond Borders 18u Senior Division All-Star Team travelled to Compton to represent Seattle in the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) West Region Senior Baseball Tournament. The team put up a strong showing, including an 11-6 victory over Colorado Rockies RBI on Saturday morning. Despite being eliminated after the first two days, it was a great experience and a fun trip.

Converge Media presents the trailer for Reconciliation Tour, a soon to be released short film that documents Seattle’s Baseball Beyond Borders Kings’ eye opening journey through the “Heart of the South” to Jackson, Mississippi and Montgomery, Alabama; a journey which included baseball, civil rights, and reconciliation.

Day four of the Baseball Beyond Borders trip through the South was one of the most impactful. The team visited the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum, which tells the story of slavery in great detail as well as the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, which lists the names of individuals who were lynched throughout American history. They also were graced by the presence of Anthony Ray Hinton, who spent 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit. Hinton spoke about forgiveness and love, a powerful message made more poignant by his experiences.

Day 3 of the Baseball Beyond Borders trip through the South took us out of Jackson, Mississippi and moved East to Alabama. After a quick stop in downtown Jackson, we hit the road. A stop in Selma took brought us to the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the site of Bloody Sunday as well as other famous marches. We then travelled to Montgomery, where the team watched a Montgomery Biscuits game (the AA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays).

Today brought the second and final day of the camp, which featured a 60-yard dash and a whiffle ball game in the outfield. Campers and players built on relationships formed on day one, bonding over the shared experience of baseball.

“It’s really amazing to see,” Mariners Legend Dan Wilson said. “You can see how much fun everyone is having.”

Seattle’s own Baseball Beyond Borders kicked off a four-day trip through the South, beginning with a youth baseball clinic in Jackson, Mississippi. Hosted at Jackson State University in association with the John and Vera Mae Perkins Foundation, the clinic brought kids aged 9-18 to learn from the Baseball Beyond Borders Senior Division All-Star Team.