Dodger Stadium hosts Pitch, Hit & Run athletes

LOS ANGELES — A year into his baseball career, Manoah Leiato is already winning trophies. The native of Carson, Calif., was one of eight kids to emerge victorious in the Scotts Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run competition held at Dodger Stadium early Sunday morning.

The competition consisted of trying to throw six pitches for strikes, hitting a ball as far as possible, and a run meant to simulate going from second to home. Points were awarded for each event and totaled to determine a winner.

Divisions were split into age groups spanning two years, with baseball for the boys and softball for the girls.

Sunday’s winners are eligible for the Pitch Hit & Run National Finals, which takes place at Petco Park …

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