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Founder of RBI youth program dies at 67
- Updated: May 9, 2016
4:28 PM ET
John Young, who founded RBI, a youth baseball program designed to bring African-American youth back to the sport, died Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 67.
“All of us at Major League Baseball are saddened by the loss of John Young, a trailblazer and champion of both professional and youth baseball,” commissioner Rob Manfred wrote in a statement Monday.
John Young, who founded RBI, a youth baseball program designed to increase the participation of African-American youth, died Sunday in Los Angeles. Larry Goren/Icon Sportswire
Young, who grew up in Los Angeles, was a first-round draft choice of the Detroit Tigers in 1969. He played only two games in the big leagues but had a lasting impact on the sport.
After his playing career ended, Young became a scout for …
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