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CEREMONIES FOR A MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL URBAN YOUTH ACADEMY.
REPORTER: THE LAST OF THE
CERMONIAL GROUNDBREAKING IS OVER
URBAN YOUTH ACADEMY HERE IN
PARADE PARK.
IT WILL BE A TRANSFORMATIVE
THING FOR THIS COMMUNITY, BUT IT
WILL ALSO BE TRANSFORMATIVE,
ESPECIALLY, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
STRUGGLE TO FIND FIELDS TO PLAY
ON.
CERRON BRYANT.
>> IT'S KIND OF COOL, ACTUALLY,
BECAUSE THEY'RE BUILDING NEW
FIELDS FOR US TO PLAY ON AND LET
US HAVE FUN PLAYING THE SPORT OF
BASEBALL.
>> I BELIEVE BASEBALL IS THE
TO GROW LEADERS.
THERE ARE SO MANY LIFE SKILLS
AND CHARACTER TRAITS THAT YOU
CAN LEARN AND DEVELOP THROUGH
THIS GAME.
REPORTER: BESIDES THE BASEBALL,
THE YOUTH ACADEMY WILL
EVENTUALLY HAVE FACILITIES TO
GIVE ACADEMIC TUTORING TO YOUNG
SOFTBALL.
COLLEGE PLANNING, CAREER
ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF HOW BASEBALL