Baseball

Why it's worth watching

Ken Burns' landmark documentary series masterfully weaves the history of America's national pastime with the story of the nation itself. Across nine detailed innings, it highlights perseverance, racial integration, community, and the timeless triumph of team over self. It offers a rich, historical appreciation of character, tradition, and perseverance through national hardship.

For discernment

While overwhelmingly a historic and culturally edifying documentary, viewers should be aware of occasional historical coarse language, including mild profanity and references to historical racial slurs used in baseball history. The series candidly depicts historical vices of players, such as gambling, alcohol abuse, segregation, and tobacco use, though these are presented historically rather than celebrated. Viewers should exercise minor discernment regarding the historical rough edges of 19th and 20th-century athletic culture. Overall, it serves as an edifying exploration of character, hardship, and reconciliation in American history.

• LanguageOccasional historical mild profanity, rough athletic dialogue, and quotes referencing historical racial epithets in a documentary context.
• SubstancesHistorical depictions and discussions of player tobacco use, heavy drinking, and gambling vices.

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