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- Updated: May 6, 2016
HOUSTON — Happy, high-pitched voices resonated from Diez Park in Houston on Thursday, sounds that indicated the hundreds of kids participating in Major League Baseball’s PLAY BALL event were, in fact, having a great time playing ball.
In conjunction with Cinco de Mayo, MLB and the Houston Astros hosted a special PLAY BALL celebration for several hundred young people, the majority of whom were from Houston RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities). Diez Park, located minutes from Minute Maid Park, was teeming with kids as young as three taking their Wiffle Ball hacks of a tee and running the bases.
“Basically it’s organized recess,” said Tony Reagins, MLB’s Senior Vice President of Youth Programs. “We just want kids to be out and having fun playing baseball. Whether it be formal or informal, we just want kids to have fun playing our game.”
That is, at its core, the mission of PLAY BALL. It became Rob Manfred’s main initiative when he took over as MLB’s Commissioner in 2015, and as a result, PLAY BALL events have taken place all over the country, spanning across more than 100 cities and involving thousands of kids.
The premise is simple: get kids playing baseball, which, in turn, will help them create a passion for the …
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