Journalism Professor's Latest Documentary Lands at MLB Network

The First Boys of Spring premieres Saturday at 6 p.m.

Remember the Chicago White Stockings? How about the first tape-measure home run, slugged 573 feet by Babe Ruth into the Arkansas Alligator Farm in Hot Springs, Ark.?

These are just some of the tidbits to be found in The First Boys of Spring, a feature documentary about the earliest days of major league pre-season baseball. The film is the latest effort of Larry Foley, chair of the journalism department at the University of Arkansas.

Narrated by actor Billy Bob Thornton, the documentary is set to make its debut Saturday at 6 p.m. on

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