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Why Is Baseball: Harmful Or Helpful?

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Millions of kids grow up wanting to be baseball players. Even though the statistics of playing in the major leagues is not very high we all have a small part of us that thinks we can make it someday. If school baseball were to be cancelled there would be many kids that would become very lost. Baseball is a place for kids to gather, make new friends, stay fit, and even just to have fun. I also believe that baseball and even just sports in general, is a way for kids to stay out of trouble, creating a safe place with positive influences. Within baseball i have created an awesome circle of friends that i like to spend time with on and off the field. Without the baseball program i would not have met even half of these people and this is one

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