U.S. Soldiers participate in international baseball game

Photo By Christopher Jelle | Staff Sgt. Casee Williams, 1440th Firefighter Headquarters, Michigan Army National Guard, from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Romania, hands a Bulgarian baseball player a ball while practicing between innings during one of three games played at Tei Stadium in Bucharest on July 20, 2019. Soldiers from the MK Airbase, with Romanian and Bulgarian baseball players, played a three-game round-robin series as part of the Jackie Robinson Project. (US Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Jelle)  

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

07.20.2019

Story by Staff Sgt. Christopher Jelle 

5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment   

U.S. Army Soldiers from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Romania participated in a three-game round-robin series of baseball games involving three nations. Soldiers from the United States came together with Romanian and Bulgarian baseball players for three games at Tei Stadium in Bucharest, Romania, July 20, 2019. The friendly competition was part of the Jackie Robinson Project, and all the players from each team wore the number 42 on their uniforms in honor of the renowned sports icon. The project is designed to deepen the partnerships between the participating nations and increase morale.

• Date Taken: 07.20.2019
• Date Posted: 07.22.2019 05:13
• Story ID: 332392
• Location: BUCHAREST, RO