Our Programs Baseball Archives, Lesson Plans and Speaking Engagements
From Marty Lurie’s personal baseball archives come American Innings’ programs that teach American history through the eyes of baseball.
American Innings’ program lineup includes an integrated array of online, school-based and live content designed to educate and delight both adults and youth. Our programs capture, curate and place in historical context the voices and stories of baseball’s heroes of yesteryear, superstars of today, front-office staff, coaches, ticket-takers and everyday fans.
Baseball Archives
The heart of our program lineup is the collection of baseball stories we’ve selected for you from Marty’s vast baseball archives. With audio interviews and video vignettes, and more content always being added, we hope you will enjoy learning more about U.S. history through the perspective of the game of baseball.
Visit our Baseball Stories page to learn more.
Speaking Engagements
To round out our program lineup, American Innings offers speaking engagements. Marty, a seasoned and captivating motivational speaker, engages audiences on the intertwined and intriguing connection between baseball and American history. Perfect for community organizations, youth baseball programs, groups associated with spring training events or other tours and trips, and more, Marty’s approachable and genuine nature enchants all.
We look forward to taking your group on a journey through history, through the lens of America’s favorite pastime. To learn more about Marty’s speaking engagement availability, please contact us.
For more information on our baseball archives or any of our programs, please contact us.
“Through his American Innings project, Marty Lurie’s vast collection of interviews with players and others associated with Major League Baseball come to life as we learn about the parallel paths over the years of our National Pastime and key moments in our nation’s history.”
Mario Alioto, Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations, SF Giants