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RBI World Series begins Friday in Cincinnati
- Updated: August 4, 2016
CINCINNATI — The Reds may be out of town over the weekend, but there will be plenty of baseball to watch as the P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy hosts the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) World Series starting Friday.
On Wednesday, 16 teams across two age classifications — the juniors, aged 13 to 15, and the seniors, aged 16 to 18 — converged at the Academy for the opening ceremonies, which included talks from Reds chief operating officer Phil Castellini and MLB vice president of youth programs David James, as well as an outdoor picnic and opportunity to tour the facilities.
“Obviously the P&G Reds’ Youth Urban Academy is a jewel,” James said. “We’ve participated in things with the Reds here during All-Star week. But we always had our eye on getting to the point with the RBI World Series being hosted here by the Reds at this facility.”
The 16 teams come from all across the U.S. and the Caribbean. The hometown Cincinnati RBI team is also represented in the senior age group, making them the first team since 2008 to represent the host city.
In order to get there, teams had to win their way in through a rigorous regional schedule across the country.
“It’s a …
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