RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond Public Schools kicked off its first-ever elementary school baseball league Tuesday.
The new league features 120 players from eight Richmond elementary schools. It was created with help from the Flying Squirrels and the Metro Junior Baseball League, which is led by Executive Director William Forrester Jr.
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This is part of a bigger initiative called Reviving Baseball in the Inner Cities. The program is trying to bring the national pastime to places where talent for the game can be identified and developed moving forward.
"The kids represent their school and that makes them feel proud to be a member of their school. It has a direct impact on their behavior in the classrooms because they know if they misbehave they're not going to be able to play," William Forrester Jr. said.
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