The Brooklyn nine

The changing generations offer a way to notice how one family’s connection to a sport carries across different periods of American life. The episodes also include people with distinct roles in baseball, including a girl in the All-American Girls Baseball League.

The story includes a batboy who presents a Black pitcher as Cuban to arrange a tryout. This episode raises questions of race and access.

If a character has to hide or alter part of their identity to get an opportunity, what do you think that says about the choices available to them?

Read in short stretches, pausing between innings to keep track of each generation and its place in the family. You could note how baseball appears in each episode, then compare the different roles characters take in the game.