Nailed at Home Plate

The sport adds a unique energy to the story, but I'm curious if there was a personal connection or a particular reason for choosing baseball as the setting.

I loved the pacing, but sometimes I wondered if the game scenes slowed down the emotional moments or enhanced them—what's the author's take?

The journey felt authentic and satisfying, but I wonder what inspired the specific challenges the protagonist faced and how they evolved through the story.