"Screenshot CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay gifted Pope Leo XIV a prized baseball bat once owned by a Chicago White Sox legend. On Thursday, Livesay was aboard the papal plane for a trip to Turkey. In a video posted online, Livesay explained his plan to give the Pope a special bat that had been in his family's possession for years. The bat, he revealed, once belonged to star second baseman Nellie Fox."
"A member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Fox played 14 of his 19 professional seasons with the White Sox and won an MVP award in 1959. The Hall of Fame describes him as one of the toughest outs in Major League Baseball history, as he struck out just 216 times in 10,351 plate appearances. Livesay continued: OK, so I'm doing something I've never done before, and that is bring a gift to the Pope."
Chris Livesay, a CBS News foreign correspondent, brought a prized family baseball bat aboard the papal plane during a trip to Turkey. The bat once belonged to Nellie Fox, a Hall of Fame second baseman who spent 14 seasons with the Chicago White Sox and won the 1959 MVP. The Hall of Fame notes Fox struck out only 216 times in 10,351 plate appearances. Livesay introduced himself to Pope Leo XIV and presented the bat, explaining its Chicago roots. The pope reacted with raised eyebrows, thanked Livesay and later joked about how the bat cleared security. Livesay confirmed the gift in a follow-up tweet.
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