MLB Outreach Program Sparks Passion for Baseball in the USVI

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MLB Outreach Program Sparks Passion for Baseball in the USVI

Reviving Baseball in Inner City, better known as RBI, is an outreach program created by Major League Baseball. This program pitches the love of baseball and softball to young people within a community.

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