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MLB Increasing Youth Outreach

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MLB Increasing Youth Outreach

With Help From USA Baseball and Softball

Amid waning attendance numbers, Major League Baseball is putting more emphasis on engaging with kids to help maintain the sport’s popularity.

In 2020, MLB will host a wide range of baseball and softball development initiatives designed to increase accessibility and foster development within the youth and amateur levels of baseball.

In the past, there has not always been cohesive efforts between the three to grow the sport in conjunction with each other.

This year, MLB is rolling out its MLB Grit and MLB Tour initiatives to better identify high school-aged baseball and softball players looking for placement in advanced development programs with the league and USA Baseball.

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