![Kanard Lewis and Ed Holley at Kanard’s graduation from Alfred University in Queens, New York on June 14, 2023. Courtesy of Danette Torres.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/57cb526/2147483647/strip/true/crop/636x879+0+0/resize/880x1216!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F71%2F0a%2F82ad1b0d42a393683e30036ed929%2Fholleyextra.jpg)
Ed Holley and Kanard Lewis first met on a baseball field in 2010. Ed was coaching youth baseball in New York City, and Kanard was a 14 year old third baseman.
After working with Ed, Kanard started to gain confidence, even hitting his first home run.
Then, one day, Kanard’s single mom had a health scare, and asked Ed to become her son’s legal guardian should something happen to her.
More than a decade later, Ed and Kanard sat down for StoryCorps to talk about their relationship.
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Originally aired March 22, 2024 on NPR’s Morning Edition.
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