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Angels host PLAY event at Angel Stadium
- Updated: August 16, 2016
ANAHEIM — A select group of local youth got a big league experience and education on Tuesday morning at Angel Stadium.
The Angels hosted the 2016 National PLAY Campaign on the field at Angel Stadium, an event that promotes healthy living and decision-making among youngsters in America.
Angels pitchers Garrett Richards and Tyler Skaggs were on hand, going through fundamental baseball drills alongside the kids. Angels athletic trainers, Adam Nevala and Rick Smith, and team strength and conditioning specialist T.J. Harrington led agility drills at various stations in the outfield and bullpen.
The message directed to the kids and their parents was to get youth to be active and develop healthy lifestyle habits, including proper nutrition and avoiding performance-enhancing drugs and supplements.
“It’s just trying to educate them and give them pertinent information, to have the light bulb come on and turn the switch,” Smith said.
Another topic was injury prevention, with Nevala advocating the benefits of …
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