Absent-minded baseball fan Steve Bartman's innocent attempt to catch a foul ball in Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series cost the Chicago Cubs a chance to go to the World Series for the first time since 1945 and changed the course of baseball history forever. Death threats, public shaming, and a life spent in hiding were Bartman's rewards for his brush with infamy. The scapegoat of the 2003 NLCS has never agreed to an interview...until now. Thanks to brilliant journalist and "Best American Sports Writing" Honorable Mention Award Winner Dave Schilling (Bleacher Report, Grantland, The Ringer), the truth can finally be told.

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Steve Bartman: Ben Cahn

Produced by Liz Maupin

Created by Dave Schilling and Halle Kiefer