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- Updated: October 26, 2016
CLEVELAND — Carlos Baerga once hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same inning, the first Major Leaguer ever to do so. Len Barker once threw a perfect game.
On Wednesday morning, the former Indians players gazed in wonderment and offered encouragement as children in wheelchairs clutched their video-game consoles eagerly and vied for points on a brand-new Starlight Fun Center mobile entertainment unit, which Major League Baseball and the Indians donated to Cleveland Clinic Children’s to help with kids’ rehab therapy.
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“It’s bigger than a home run, bigger than a base hit, bigger than any record you have,” Baerga said. “When kids here who have a rough road are smiling, it makes you think about life, and doing the right things. … We’re bringing joy and happiness to those kids. I always say that we’ve been blessed, and getting the opportunity to be here is an honor.”
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“It’s all about seeing kids smile,” Barker said. “Seeing the new game they got, and they’re playing it and they’re engaged. These kids have had it rough. There’s a lot of people that complain — ‘Oh, pity me.’ Tell them to come to a hospital and see how these kids are struggling. And then to see them smile, that’s what it’s all about.”
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