Baseball Has Been a Key Part of the Journey to Adulthood for Millions of American Legion Baseball Young Men

MILLIONS OF SUCCESSES Since 1925, American Legion Baseball has been a key part of the journey to adulthood for millions of American Legion Baseball young men. P.O. Box 1055 Some have gone on to play the sport professionally Indianapolis, IN 46206 such as Kris Bryant, Bryce Harper, Albert Pujols, www.legion.org/baseball Madison Bumgarner and Justin Verlander. More (317) 630-1206 than 75 American Legion Baseball graduates have Fax: (317) 630-1369 been inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. [email protected] Other Legion Baseball graduates make their mark in business, politics and other felds. In short, American Legion Baseball alumni are proud con- tributing members of society and are ofen among the most successful people in their careers. Does your team want to belong to the nation’s best-organized amateur youth baseball program? Is your team ready to play other strong competitive teams? Is your team ready to join a winning tradition? American Legion If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, con- tact a local American Legion post. Better yet, attend the post’s next meeting with a couple of players and ask the members to help sponsor your team. BASEBALL Stock# 21-000 (Rev. 09/18) Artwork# 73ACY0918 American Legion Baseball WHY AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL? GEORGE W. RULON PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tis annual award honors integrity, mental NATIONAL TOURNAMENT EXPENSES PAID attitude, cooperation, citizenship, sportsmanship, Shelby, N.C., has been the ofcial home for Te Ameri- scholastic aptitude and good conduct. Since 1949, A GREAT SUMMER TRADITION can Legion Baseball World Series since 2011. Te Ameri- it has been given by special arrangement with the can Legion sponsors the only amateur baseball program National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Combine America’s national pastime with a winning that provides travel arrangements, which includes airfare, tradition and you get American Legion Baseball. High hotel and meal expenses, while participating at a regional USA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT OF STARS school aged players are invited to participate in the tournament and to qualifying teams for the American Te American Legion nominates players to nation’s most competitive youth baseball program, Legion World Series. which has taught teamwork, good sportsmanship and participate in this tournament, which features the physical ftness to generations of young men, along To ensure fairness on the feld, the national ofce makes nation’s best ballplayers. Tese players form the with promoting citizenship in their communities. arrangements for tournament staf, umpires and base- pool of talent from which USA Baseball selects its balls at the regional and national tournaments. 18U National Team to represent the United States With nearly 4,000 teams from all 50 states, Canada in international competition. and Puerto Rico, American Legion Baseball is the only program of its kind. American Legion Baseball “You represent a post – people who fought in a “(Legion Baseball) had an impact on my ofers opportunities for quality competition in a war for us. It’s an honor to be playing for them. career because it was the frst time I got to structured format and team travel to invitational, When we step out on the feld and we’re called state, regional and national tournaments. Te play against older kids. The competition is Brooklawn Legion Post 72, it’s representing a American Legion Baseball World Series games are a step up from high school. The friendships really good cause.” live-streamed on ESPN3 with the championship you make through Legion Baseball last a and semi-fnal games televised live on ESPNU. – Eric Grafton, who played for Legion World lifetime.” Series champion Post 72, Brooklawn, N.J. Our user-friendly website provides listings for – Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux, hundreds of invitational tournaments, the latest who played for Post 8 in Las Vegas, Nev. baseball news, online team registration and more SCHOLARSHIPS to help your team get started. Presented annually to deserving players, scholarships www.legion.org/baseball such as the All Academic Team are awarded during the national tournament, along with individual state awards..

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