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SQ kicks off baseball season

May 25, 2025 by Martin Keith DeWitt

The sounds of baseballs meeting bats and popping gloves filled the air after weeks of inclement weather and a broken water main caused delays for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: baseball, SQ Athletics

 SF Giants’ staff hold restorative justice dialogue, team building session at SQ

February 14, 2025 by Martin Keith DeWitt

The San Quentin Giants and the San Francisco Giants joined one another in a restorative justice circle that highlighted the need for change through … [Read more...]

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: baseball, Restorative Justice, San Francisco Giants, SF Giants, SQ GIANTS

Hall-of-Famer reflects on death of Willie Mays, racism, Negro Leagues

February 6, 2025 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

The death of Willie Mays, one of the all-time greats of the national pastime, took place 72 hours before he was to be honored at Rickwood Field in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: baseball, Reggie Jackson, Willie Mays

Texas Playboys, SQ Giants play for memories, not competition

September 29, 2024 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

The Texas Playboys baseball team travel from Austin to San Quentin to play the SQ Giants in a historic double-header that build bridges, provide … [Read more...]

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: baseball, SQ GIANTS, Texas Playboys

SHOWDOWN: San Quentin A’s victorious comeback against San Francisco Mission

December 10, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

The San Quentin A’s came out in full uniforms to play the San Francisco Mission Baseball team on the beautiful Wednesday evening Sept. 07. The Mission … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, SPORTS Tagged With: baseball

All-Stars hand A’s first loss of season

December 10, 2022 by Timothy Hicks

The San Quentin A’s baseball team ended its 2022 season with a loss in the All-Star game.  The outside All-Star team included players from the San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recently Posted, SPORTS Tagged With: baseball

Tier Talk with San Quentin A’s veteran pitcher

September 22, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

I talked to the San Quentin A’s pitcher Gary “Cool Aid” Townes about him being compared to one of the old-time greats and oldest pitcher to ever pitch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baseball, Profiles, sports at SQ, SQ A’s, TIER TALK

BASEBALL RETURNS TO SAN QUENTIN

August 27, 2021 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho

It was like the clouds parted and the sun shone through as baseball returned to the San Quentin Lower Yard after more than a year of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: SPORTS Tagged With: baseball, San Quentin baseball, sports

Hall of Fame baseball player offers support to a childhood friend

April 30, 2019 by Aaron Taylor

Chandler with close friend Alfred Cinnie

Imagine being a back-up point guard on a high school basketball team that also has a future Hall of Fame Baseball Player on the roster... Now … [Read more...]

Filed Under: PROFILE, SPORTS Tagged With: baseball

One man’s journey to inner freedom occurred through sports

April 30, 2019 by Aaron Taylor

Brian Holliday

Brian Holliday, 25, from Orange County, Ca., is serving a six-year sentence for a robbery. Holliday also had issues with race relations based on being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baseball, Profiles, sports

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