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- Updated: August 15, 2016
CINCINNATI — For the last two weeks, MLB vice president of youth programs David James has been watching boys and girls from ages 13-18 play in the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) World Series. From his perspective, the game is thriving in the younger generation.
“I believe the game is in a really good place,” James said. “Every year around Jackie Robinson Day on the baseball side, they say African-American kids aren’t playing. They relate that to what the participation rate is at the Major League level, and that’s going to take however long it takes and on a talent level, but what we’ve seen both at the regional tournaments, what we’ve seen here, the game is very strong and it’s growing.”
• Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI)
On Tuesday, the World Series will conclude with the softball championship game between Cleveland RBI and the Dominican Republic RBI. The boys’ tournament concluded Aug. 8.
With Monday being the last time James addressed the group of eight softball teams, he had a chance to reflect on Cincinnati’s first RBI World Series, and came away impressed by the organization’s involvement.
“For the first year with the Reds, it’s been a seamless transition,” James said. “The Reds’ commitment to this has been impressive. Not just the physical facility of the academy, which is …
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