MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Program sponsors cut short a baseball clinic being taught by Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. for Nicaraguan youth on Tuesday because of protests surrounding disputed local elections. Ripken and Nicaraguan native Dennis Martinez ...
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Members of the Sidewinders are (front row) Layne Chitwood, Quinton Wells, Jacob Jurek, Nick Schneider, Hick Hatt, (middle row) Logan Morgan, Ryan Wacker, Chris Wacker, Bryce Goodman, Mason Ridgley, (back row) coaches Ken Schneider, Jeb Morgan, Gary ...
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Washington.– The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Peace Corps signed an historic alliance with six well known Dominican non-profit organizations to benefit poor communities in the ...
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- Cal Ripken Jr. 's baseball clinic for Nicaraguan youth was canceled by its sponsors Tuesday because protests surrounding local election results were hindering travel. Ripken and his former Baltimore Orioles teammate Dennis ...
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Cal Ripken Jr. is suspending his baseball clinics for Nicaraguan youth because the U.S. State Department issued a travel warning for the country. The U.S. Embassy says Ripken suspended this week's clinics in Leon after the ...
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What an action packed day in Managua! We started with an 8 a.m. coaches' clinic and after lunch we conducted a 2 1/2-hour youth clinic for kids in the Dennis Martinez League. Most of them were younger ballplayer, 8 and 9 years old, so getting them ...
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