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A’s host National Play Campaign at Coliseum
- Updated: August 11, 2016
OAKLAND — The A’s held the 2016 National PLAY Campaign on Wednesday at the Coliseum, an event geared toward promoting healthy lifestyle habits to youth athletes in the Bay Area.
The event, featuring a clinic with Chris Bassitt, Mark Canha and the A’s training staff, took place Wednesday morning on the field.
Created in 2004 by the Professional Baseball Trainers Athletic Society, the PLAY campaign is also sponsored by the Taylor Hooton Foundation, which combats steroid use by youth athletes in baseball, and the Henry Schein Foundation.
Bassitt estimated about 50 kids took part in Wednesday’s event.
“It’s a great event to raise awareness and have fun with the kids at the same time,” he said.
Canha agreed, saying he enjoyed the …
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