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Some Akron youth baseball players are playing a small part in the big league's 2026 All-Star Game.
A production crew working on behalf of Major League Baseball recently visited teams from the West Akron Baseball League as they played at Judith Resnik Community Learning Center's Resnik Field.
The crew filmed the players enjoying the game on June 30 and July 8, and the footage will be part of a video highlighting the "spirit of baseball" in players from communities nationwide, according to a news release.
The teams featured are the H-League Cubs and H-League Rubber Ducks, which are in the 9- to 10-year-old league, said Mike Dies, public relations and communications officer for the league.
The pregame video will debut before the first pitch of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game Tuesday, July 14, in Philadelphia, Dies said.
The game airs on Fox at 8 p.m. Pregame coverage begins at 7 p.m.
"This is an incredible opportunity for our players," West Akron Baseball League President Matt Timbrook said in the release. "To know that kids from our league will be represented during the pregame festivities of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game is something they will remember for years to come."
The West Akron Baseball & Softball League is a nonprofit organization consisting of youth baseball, youth softball and co-ed T-ball teams.
Its goal is to teach players the skills they need to move up to the best competitive levels of their sport, according to the league's website.
The league, which was founded in 1957, is open to West Akron children ages 5 to 14.
"We are proud to have WABL and our community be part of this national celebration of baseball," Timbrook said.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: You might see familiar faces in a pregame video for MLB All-Star Game
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A production crew working on behalf of Major League Baseball recently visited teams from the West Akron Baseball League as they played at Judith Resnik Community Learning Center's Resnik Field.
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The crew filmed the players enjoying the game on June 30 and July 8, and the footage will be part of a video highlighting the "spirit of baseball" in players from communities nationwide, according to a news release.
The teams featured are the H-League Cubs and H-League Rubber Ducks, which are in the 9- to 10-year-old league, said Mike Dies, public relations and communications officer for the league.
The pregame video will debut before the first pitch of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game Tuesday, July 14, in Philadelphia, Dies said.
The game airs on Fox at 8 p.m. Pregame coverage begins at 7 p.m.
"This is an incredible opportunity for our players," West Akron Baseball League President Matt Timbrook said in the release. "To know that kids from our league will be represented during the pregame festivities of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game is something they will remember for years to come."
You must be registered for see images attach
What is the West Akron Baseball & Softball League?
The West Akron Baseball & Softball League is a nonprofit organization consisting of youth baseball, youth softball and co-ed T-ball teams.
Its goal is to teach players the skills they need to move up to the best competitive levels of their sport, according to the league's website.
The league, which was founded in 1957, is open to West Akron children ages 5 to 14.
"We are proud to have WABL and our community be part of this national celebration of baseball," Timbrook said.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: You might see familiar faces in a pregame video for MLB All-Star Game
Continue reading...
