Marlins, MLB to open youth academy MIAMI -- When local officials preliminarily approved the building of a new Marlins baseball stadium last February, part of the agreement was for Major League Baseball to open an Urban Youth Baseball Academy in Miami-Dade County. More >
MLB gives back to Dominican Through the years, Major League Baseball has been integral to the Dominican Republic and vice versa. Hence the unveiling of the MLB-USAID-Dominican Development Alliance on Wednesday, an organization which seeks to use baseball to improve the lives of the country's less fortunate. More >
The original Urban Youth Academy broke ground five years ago in Compton, Calif. (Ric Francis/AP)
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Dickerson making baseball green A native of Southern California, Chris Dickerson has been recycling since he was a child, and the outfielder is encouraging other big leaguers to do the same. More >
Youth Academy hosts golf tourney More than 100 participants, including 20
former Major Leaguers, helped raise nearly $100,000 in the third annual MLB Urban Youth Academy
Celebrity Golf Tournament on Friday at Industry Hills Golf Club. More >
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Through the years, Major League Baseball has been integral to the Dominican Republic and vice versa. Hence the unveiling of the MLB-USAID-Dominican Development Alliance on Wednesday, an organization which seeks to use baseball to improve the lives of the country's less fortunate. 
A native of Southern California, Chris Dickerson has been recycling since he was a child, and the outfielder is encouraging other big leaguers to do the same. 
More than 100 participants, including 20
former Major Leaguers, helped raise nearly $100,000 in the third annual MLB Urban Youth Academy
Celebrity Golf Tournament on Friday at Industry Hills Golf Club.