About this episode

Adam Henig discusses his latest book on Ron LeFlore and his contributions to literature and baseball history.

Baseball’s Outcast: The Story of Ron LeFlore is this author’s latest book, published by Bloomsbury Academic in April 2026. Henig has also penned the well-received Watergate’s Forgotten Hero: Frank Wills, Night Watchman, as well as Alex Haley’s Roots: An Author’s Odyssey, and Baseball Under Siege: The Yankees, the Cardinals, and a Doctor’s Battle to Integrate Spring Training. His writings have appeared in Time, Tampa Bay Times, Washington Independent Review of Books, Detroit Metro Times, and BlackPast. He is an active member of the Biographers International Organization and the Society for American Baseball Research. BIO member and podcast producer Jenny Skoog Mondesir interviewed Adam Henig.

People in this episode

Host: Jenny Skoog Mondesir

Guest: Adam Henig

Topics covered

• baseball
• biography
• literature
• history
• sports integration

Keywords

• Ron LeFlore
• biography
• baseball
• Adam Henig
• sports history
• integration
• Watergate
• Alex Haley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Biographers International Organization, Society for American Baseball Research, Bloomsbury Academic

Books & works: Baseball’s Outcast: The Story of Ron LeFlore, Watergate’s Forgotten Hero: Frank Wills, Night Watchman, Alex Haley’s Roots: An Author’s Odyssey, Baseball Under Siege: The Yankees, the Cardinals, and a Doctor’s Battle to Integrate Spring Training

Places: April 2026

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