This past week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis noted in an interview that he preferred baseball over basketball partly because the latter is played by guys who are “just freaks of nature.”<\/p>\n
Speaking to the Christian Broadcasting Network, the 2024 GOP presidential candidate said baseball is a “thinking man’s game” that requires special skill sets,\u00a0Newsweek<\/em> reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n “There’s so many places that you need to have on a baseball team and there are different skills that are required\u2014so some people can be a pitcher, some people can be a middle in-fielder, some people can be a catcher,” DeSantis said. “And so I think that there’s kind of a place for everybody in a baseball team if you’re willing to work hard, if you’re willing to practice.”<\/p>\n The governor added he thinks baseball is a “very democratic” and “very meritocratic” game.<\/p>\n On the other hand, he looks at basketball as being played by “just freaks of nature” who are “just incredible athletes.”<\/p>\n Ron DeSantis said basketball athletes are \u201cfreaks of nature\u201d while contrasting the sport with baseball which he described as a \u201cmeritocratic game\u201d with \u201cdifferent skills that are required\u201d to be on the team. pic.twitter.com\/APnbsfAOBU<\/a><\/p>\n — PatriotTakes \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@patriottakes) June 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n