Pope Francis waves after the canonization Mass for Mother Teresa in front of 120,000 faithful in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on September 4, 2016. Mother Teresa, who devoted her life helping the poor in India, was declared a saint by Pope Francis. Photo by Stefano Spaziani/UPI(Courtesy of UPI / ALAMY Stock Photo. / PBS Pressroom)

The recent death of Pope Francis got Reading Baseball commentator Pete Peterson thinking about his visit to the U.S. nearly ten years ago.

In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete wonders if the pope was a baseball fan?

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, co-author, with his son, Stephen, of The Slide: Leyland, Bonds and the Star-Crossed Pittsburgh Pirates and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.