AdvertisementBabies And Baseball: A Dad Plants The Seeds For A Shared Love Of The GameNovember 15, 2017Dave BlanchardfacebookEmailPete Van Vleet plays with his daughter, Madeline, 6, and his son, Jack, 9 months. Van Vleet is a baseball superfan; his favorite team is the Houston Astros. Madeline's is the Detroit Tigers because she generally likes the teams with animal mascots. (Photo illustration by Claire Harbage/NPR and Paige Vickers for NPR)