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More than 11,000 drinks were adidas adizero rose 2.5 for sale available, including 7,000 bottles of water. Sausages-on-a-stick, turkey legs and hot dogs were some of the most readily enjoyed lunches served hot off the grill.
Hundreds of young children also took part in the MLB “Wanna Play?” initiative, which strives to highlight the fun side of baseball through interactive events such as batting cages, radar guns and other games.
All refreshments, games and entertainment, which included three musical concert stages for jazz, blues and zydeco, were available for free to all in attendance on the warm and breezy day.
The event is aimed at building community around the nucleus of baseball.
The Houston Urban Youth Academy currently has more than 1,300 young, aspiring baseball players registered in its youth leagues, and Wade has made it a personal goal to reach 1,700 by this summer.
“We truly believe in the power of baseball in resurrecting inner- communities like this,” Wade said. “Being that this is my home and where I grew up, it’s my dream to build this up as much as possible and strive for greatness.”
With the recent changing of ownership in the Houston Astros franchise, Wade admitted to originally being unsure of the future of the Houston Urban Youth Academy under his new boss, Astros owner Jim Crane.
But upon his first meeting with Crane, Wade was convinced — the investment that MLB has made in the Acres Homes community and the Houston Urban Youth Academy can only grow from here.
“When you have an owner that’s behind you the way Mr. Crane is, the sky’s the limit,” Wade said. “He’s very passionate about making sure our city’s kids are playing baseball, and I’m really proud that he’s 100 percent behind us.”
Weiland hung an 0-2 breaking ball that Dan Uggla turned into a two-out, run-scoring double in the third inning. An inning that started with two quick outs mushroomed into a three-run rally when Chipper Jones adidas pro model zero basketball shoes drove home Uggla with a home run to right.
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