Garfield Park is renowned as a breeding ground for great basketball players and also youth football, but the game of baseball is beginning to make its presence felt with die addition of the Garfield Park Little League.
The league began three years ago and now roughly 250 boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 1 6 participate. It hasn't been easy to sell the game of baseball in an area that loves hoops so much, but die coaches and administrators of the league are passionate about the game and want others to like and respect it as well.
"Black people have such a rich history in baseball," said Coach Chris Allen. "And it's not just Jackie Robinson. You've got the Negro …
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