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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Brighton High School is asking the community for help to rebuild the school's baseball program.
The team has gained momentum for the first time in years thanks to students of newly arrived immigrants. But without the proper equipment, the team can only go so far.
"We've just been blessed to have enough open seats that these students have enrolled here," Brighton High School Athletic Director Randolph Abraham told WBZ NewsRadio's Chaiel Schaffel.
The entire 23-person team is made up of children of immigrants from places where baseball is a way of life. 10 of them are from the Dominican Republic while the other 13 are a mix of nationalities. Some are from Haiti and others are from Puerto Rico. The team is mostly made up of 9th and 10th graders.
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"A lot of them, when they came to the United States, they didn't bring their gloves, they didn't bring their cleats," he said. "But the passion is there and they're at practice and I just want to make sure they have what they need so they can be successful."
At first, Abraham was buying the equipment himself, but it started adding up.
"A used glove is just as good as a new glove," he said.
Buying new equipment is expensive, so Abraham is asking anyone with cleats, gloves, or any other equipment to consider donating.
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