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Britain eyes boost for baseball with return of MLB, new youth programs
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A kid throws a baseball during the MLB First Pitch Festival, at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, in London, Thursday, June 22, 2023. Britain's relative success at the World Baseball Classic and the upcoming series between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals has increased London's interest about baseball. The sport's governing body says it has seen an uptick in interest among kids. - photo by AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali
LONDON (AP) — In a country full of soccer, rugby and cricket stars, young Alex Lintern went in a different direction on dress-up day at school. "I was two people: a baseball player and Spider-Man,” the 6-year-old Londoner said. That was shortly after the World Baseball Classic, where Britain’s first-ever win at the tournament sparked some interest back home.