About Us

Introducing The Ministry of Baseball

Back in 2019, when Major League Baseball first came to London, I (CJ) was sat in the right field stands looking across a £250,000 baseball field at the Ministry of Sound DJ booth behind home plate(ish). I mused to myself that a baseball would fit perfectly into the centre of the logo and thus the Ministry of Baseball was born. The idea of it, at least.

I hadn't really fleshed out what the Ministry was until the pandemic decided that everyone should stay home and think long and hard about everything until they go mad. And go mad I did, with idea of focussing the Ministry on baseball outside of the mainstream. No MLB for me, I'll take sandlots in Nicaragua, Buddhist temples in Nepal and most importantly, the baseball fields of Britannia herself.

Which is where we sit today, the Ministry's goal is to bring the global baseball community an outlet to learn about the wonderful world of British Baseball, and the UK community a local source of news from diamonds in far off lands. By order of the Ministry of Baseball.

Meet the Ministry

Cameron "CJ" Hancock

CJ is Editor-in-Chief, founder and 'First Minister' of the Ministry of Baseball. He has a degree in Football, Business & Media and is a photographer by trade. He has experience in media production, sports journalism and sports photography. He has been an avid fan of baseball since age 6, and involved in the British baseball community since age 12.

Twitter/X - @The_Big_Cam

BlueSky - @thebigcam.bsky.social

Josh Kindon

Josh is a contributor and a member of the chamber of the Ministry of Baseball. He is currently undertaking a degree in Sports Business Management, with his dissertation focussing on the development of baseball in the UK. He has been obsessed with baseball since the age of 15 when he first saw the Atlanta Braves, since then he has watched countless games and been a part of the British Baseball community since 2022.

Read Josh's full story, in his own words, HERE

Twitter/X - @Josh__kindon

Simon Hancock

Simon is the official Ministry photographer and is an active semi-professional sports and event photographer prevalent throughout the north of England. He has been a fan of baseball, particularly the Seattle Mariners, since the late 90's and has been involved with the British game for over a decade. He is also CJ's father, for what its worth.

Twitter/X - @NicSimPhoto1

Instagram - nicsimphoto