Oakland teens, youth take part in on-field drills

OAKLAND — Chico Ramos and Delontae Robertson participated in an array of pitching, hitting and fielding drills on Sunday morning, much like they’ve done for years. But this was anything but an ordinary day of practice. Instead the teenagers found themselves on a Major League field taking advice from professionals.

The boys are members of the Oakland Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Baseball League, which took part in an on-field “Play Ball” clinic prior to the A’s finale with the Tigers. One hundred kids went through stations of drills focused on fundamentals and received advice from A’s coaches and players. After the clinic, the participants stood with A’s players on the field …

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