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One out of every fifty ballplayers that sign a professional
contract ever reach the major leagues. But on any given summer
evening there are several thousand young men chasing that dream
in a dozens of minor league ball parks across the country. The
same hot dogs and popcorn that are sold at Wrigley Field can
be bought at Smokies Park in eastern Tennessee. You can find
the same father and son, with gloves in hand, waiting to snare
their first foul ball at City Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia
that you'll see at Turner Field. If you look you'll see the
same Little Leaguer along the railing, with a scrap of paper,
lowering it to his hero for his autograph at McCoy Stadium,
in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, that you might see at Fenway Park
on another evening. These are minor league parks where those
events happen.
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