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Sandlot baseball fades as youth play shifts to organized leagues
In Omaha and beyond, sandlot ball fades from American childhood as players drift toward year round organized play. MLB RBI and Batter's Up USA push informal play, yet experts warn the lose of unstructured games harms fundamentals, negotiation, and joy of catch.
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Omaha
Neb
Johnny Damon
New York Yankees
Dan Gould
Michigan State
Institute For the Study of
United States
Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association International
Don Weiskopf
Eugene
Ore
Baseball Play America
Cleveland Indians
Weiskopf
RBI
Batter’s Up USA
Ter’s Up
Jess Heald
Taos
N.M
Michigan
Gould
New York
Yesteryear