Children from the Miracle League ready to Play. (Photo Esperanza Ramirez)

Tampa, FL: When you mention Spring Training and Tampa you automatically think of the World Champioship NY Yankees and the beginning of the game of summer: Baseball. However, there are other events taking place that are just as important and meaningful as well. The following is one of them;

Mathew who has cerebral palsy and other young players with disabilities had an amazing time on February 20, 2010 the opening day for The Miracle League which is a league dedicated to children with physical challenges and is directed by George Stone.

Yankee Mascot having a ball with the children from the Miracle League. Demonstrating that baseball is for everyone.

The Miracle League is all about smiles and everybody is a star player. Seeing the kids playing and happy was a pleasure for not only the kids, but for the adults present and myself attending this event. There is no entrance fee and there is no obligation that they have to show up every week. Each player bats once per inning, all base runners are safe, every player scores a run before the inning is over and the last one to the plate gets a home run. Community volunteers and parents are part of the Team. This year Ray Negrón and the Yankee Mascot visited the ballpark and helped bring more smiles to the kids.

Every Child deserves to play Baseball...

For more information on the league visit: www.miracleleague.com

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