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Baseball Tradition Revived

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BASEBALL comeback: Nicaragua revived its proud baseball traditionthis year with the inauguration of the new Nicaragua ProfessionalBaseball League and the opening of American College, a baseball academyfor talented youngsters who show a promise to one day play professionalball in the United Sates. Above: a player for León signs anautograph for a young fan before the homerun derby in December.

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