Yankees Fan Dr. Anthony Fauci Recalls Growing up in Brooklyn During Baseball Boom
By Nick Porr
With the MLB Season on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, fans across the country have been longing to return to the warm and welcome sunlight of a ballpark on a Saturday afternoon. That includes Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the White House's top advisors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Fauci, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disesases, has been one of the busiest people in the country of late, working hard to help lead the U.S. government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, April 20, Dr. Fauci went on the YES Network to talk about the future of the 2020 MLB Season.
Dr. Anthony Fauci grew up a Yankees fan in Brooklyn.
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) April 20, 2020
For more from Dr. Fauci, including the the various possibilities for baseball’s return, watch #YESWereHere in its entirety here: https://t.co/Z3IAJEH7hp pic.twitter.com/gdvWR2YFnW
During the discussion, Dr. Fauci spoke about baseball's impact on his own life. Fauci, age 79, was born in raised in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up a Yankees fan, and there couldn't have been a better time to be a fan of the Bronx Bombers.
In the 10 years from 1949-1958, the Yankees won seven of the ten World Series Championships. Fauci got to grow up during the Yankee's golden age, watching stars like Mickey Mantle lead the Yankees dynasty.
Did you know Dr. Anthony Fauci is a lifelong #Yankees fan?
— Max Goodman (@MaxTGoodman) April 22, 2020
In another fantastic interview from @JackCurryYES during this MLB hiatus, the COVID-19 expert recalls growing up in Brooklyn while the Bombers were rattling off World Series titles:https://t.co/xzg16lRqxF
To this day, Fauci maintains his baseball fandom, attending Washington Nationals games while he lives in D.C. working for the U.S. federal government.
Seeing Fauci's eyes light up as he talks about his boyhood love of the New York Yankees helps remind us all what baseball means to us, and of the beautiful memories the sport has created. Now, as the MLB season's future grows increasingly uncertain, it's heartening to see that our nation's leaders share the same passion for baseball that we do.