Featuring three moments when nature’s most famous nightshade made an impact at the ballpark.
Highlights
- Back to the (18)90s, complete with a Friends reference
- Angry Ladies Day in Cleveland in 1940
- Where all the ballpark fruit and vegetables come from
- A bench ruling on tomatoes
- Gardening on the warning track at Tiger Stadium
- Miracle tomatoes promise to change Detroit’s season
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Original Research and Writing: Paul Jackson
Production and Music: Ted Walker
Design: Ketaki Kulkarni














