| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| MARIANNEMOORE | U.S. poet and baseball fan |
| MERTON | U.S. poet and religious writer |
| PAYNES | An English poet and a U.S. actor |
| LASORDA | Manager of the 2000 U.S. Olympic baseball team |
| LASORDA | Manager of the U.S. Olympic baseball team in 2000 |
| ANDY | Cuban baseball phenom Morales, who has defected to the U.S. |
| LASORDA | He managed the U.S. to its first Olympic gold in baseball |
