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Dunn pitches in at Pitch, Hit & Run event
- Updated: June 4, 2016
MIAMI — Mike Dunn stood in front of the visitor’s dugout at Marlins Park, filled by about 20 youth baseball players, and reminisced on Saturday morning.
The lefty reliever recalled attending his hometown’s biggest baseball event, the Connie Mack World Series, while growing up in Farmington, N.M. He mentioned how stars like Ken Griffey Jr. played in it.
Dunn, who wants to give young local ballplayers a similar experience, helped out at the Marlins’ team competition installment of the Scotts Major League Pitch, Hit & Run program, which invites youth to demonstrate their pitching, hitting and running abilities in baseball or softball. The program, now in its 20th year, is the official youth skills competition of Major League Baseball.
“When you have time to just kind of give back, it’s awesome,” Dunn said. “To bring a smile to a kid’s face, it’s a good …
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