The Let’s Play Ball campaign exceeded its goal of collecting 2,500 balls each for the Boys & Girls Clubs of both Long Beach ...

Shouts of thanks and congratulations greeted news that the annual Let’s Play Ball drive had reached its goal to help kids get more than 5,000 new sports balls in time for the holidays and next year.

In his extracurricular job, he is a super collector of sports balls for kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the L.A. Harbor. “I love getting new balls for these kids,” Correa said.

There were smiles all around as dozens of brand new sports balls were handed out to kids last week. “Wow, look at this one,” said one boy as he bounced a basketball on the hardwood floor.

sports drinks, towels, ice packs, restrung racquets, new shoes—that the ball kids feel duty-bound to scurry off and fetch for them. For too long, the sport has let the relationship between ...

Giancarlo Stanton had one rule for the 150 kids who gathered to attend MLB’s Play Ball clinic at Estadio Hiram Bithorn on Sunday afternoon. “I only came here to have fun,” Stanton said. “So we’re ...