Native America Calling: The Native American pastime

Cherokee pitcher Ryan Helsley is headed to his first MLB All-Star game.

The St. Louis Cardinals’ flame-throwing reliever from Tahlequah, Oklahoma, is having a career year with a divine 0.69 ERA and fastballs topping out at 103mph. Helsley, along with Adrian Houser (Cherokee) on the Milwaukee Brewers, are the two Native players in the show right now and are part of a long line of Major Leaguers providing inspiration for players on reservation diamonds all over the country.

Today on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce takes us out to the ballgame for one of Native America’s favorite sports.