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Pro Ball, Pro-Life

By AAN Staff
march 21, 2003  11:09 am
Pro Ball, Pro-Life
Rare indeed is the pro jock whose activism extends beyond the United Way -- rarer still that professional athletes venture into politically charged territory. Well, so much for the status quo. Last month at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Diamondbacks owner Jerry Colangelo hosted a press conference to kick off Battin' 1000, a campaign that aims to raise at least $1 million to construct a pro-life education center for the American Life League near the anti-abortion organization's Stafford, Va., headquarters. Battin' 1000's chairman, former Oakland A's third baseman Sal Bando, says the cause has been endorsed by 90 current and former players, managers and owners, Mike Seely writes in Riverfront Times.
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