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upworthy.com > father-and-son-to-cycle-9600-miles-to-visit-all-30-mlb-parks-and-raise-1m-for-a-childrens-hospital

Father and son to cycle 9,600 miles to visit all 30 MLB parks and raise $1M for a children's hospital

6+ hour, 21+ min ago  (1922+ words) This is well beyond us. It's about everybody. Especially those young kids." Thirty-two years ago, Scott Pesch and a group of track-and-field friends from college took on a crazy challenge: cycling across the United States to visit every Major League…...

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upworthy.com > player-gets-cards-autographed-for-fan

Video of young fan and baseball player opening a pack of cards together is sports at its very best

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1812+ words) You never see a professional player interact with a fan this long." For young baseball fans, meeting a Major League Baseball player can be a memorable highlight of a trip to the ballpark. However, one fan not only got to…...

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upworthy.com > derek-jeter-misses-conference

Derek Jeter found out on live TV he missed a teacher conference. His co-hosts reacted perfectly.

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1731+ words) "We weren't supposed to still be on the air." Derek Jeter got a concerning phone call from his kids' school live on air. Being a world-famous athlete and TV personality can make a lot of these problems go away, but…...

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upworthy.com > 81-year-old-softball-message

"It's you who keep me going": 81-year-old writes heartfelt text to his softball teammates

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1804+ words) The younger team had no idea how much it meant to the man to be included in the league, and now we're all sobbing. 81-year-old writes heartfelt text message to younger softball teammates in middle of the night. It's not…...

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upworthy.com > errant-pitch-hits-little-leaguer-his-response-ex1

An errant pitch hit a Little League player in the head. His response was peak sportsmanship.

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1865+ words) A viral video from a Little League game has people celebrating good sportsmanship. Youth sports have gotten more intensely competitive, to the point where overeager parents and coaches have to regularly be reminded to take it down a notch. So…...

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upworthy.com > ken-griffey-jr-masters-photos

Ken Griffey Jr's incredible Masters photos prove his second career is no gimmick

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1791+ words) You don't have to be a baseball fanatic to know who Ken Griffey Jr. is. His name is synonymous with the MLB as he was the centerpiece of the league for decades. ESPN has him as the 13th best pro baseball…...