“there’s “nothing more American than baseball, apple pie, and mom.” They of course refer to a particular nostalgic vision of America; i.e., a largely white/Anglo, Norman Rockwellian ideal of what the U.S.A. is all about. That said, close to half of the professional major league baseball players in the U.S. are people of color; most everyone enjoys baked good infused with fruit; and most of us were born and raised by mothers.