国立アメリカ歴史博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (国立アメリカ歴史博物館Instagram)「How many stories can a baseball bat tell? In the case of this hand-carved, "Desert Camo" bat—quite a few. Many of the bat's details reflect the life and experience of its creator, Dominican American air force veteran Juan Baret. At 9 years old, Baret immigrated with his family to the U.S. and settled in the Bronx, New York, where he developed a love of baseball. Later, he joined the air force as an engineer assistant, and after experiencing the trauma and grief of 9/11, he felt that serving in the military was truly his calling—a way to make a difference and help his community. Wanting to continue playing baseball, he joined a recl eague while stationed in Hawai‘i. Baret left the air force with plans to finish college and enlist in the army to train as a helicopter pilot, but grappling with multiple injuries and chronic pain from his service put an end to his dreams of flying and his participation in baseball. Even if he couldn’t play, Baret was determined to stay involved in baseball. He taught himself how to carve and design baseball bats and founded a business, Baret Bats, which makes custom bats for use on the field and as art pieces. In 2011 Baret served in Afghanistan, this time as a civilian working for the Army Corps of Engineers. Now a husband and father, he saw this deployment as a way to make the world safer for his family. He created the Desert Camo bat to reflect this civilian deployment, painting a unique camouflage design. After researching different methods for creating the camo print, he came upon a fish netting to provide the stencil for each of the three layers of brown, tan, and taupe paint. (The "AB 110" on the bat refers to his second daughter—Alexandra Baret—and the bat’s shape profile). Follow the link in our bio for our 3pm EDT panel discussion today, "Pleibol now!" Together, we'll explore the contemporary issues, journeys, and passions of Latinas/os/xs in baseball and softball: https://s.si.edu/pleibol-now #AmericanHistory #LatinxHistory #LatinoHistory #SportHistory #Pleibol ¡Pleibol! has received generous support from the Cordoba Corporation and the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center.」10月14日 22時00分