JUST A SHORT TURN OFF DANIELS PARKWAY IN FORT MYERS , BIG LEAGUES STARTS HERE. THE ROAD TO THE
By John Sprecher | Photography Milissa Sprecher
Seventy times every year, a group of men from literally around the world will meet in a clubhouse, climb into home white uniforms with the word “Miracle” stitched onto the front, and walk out onto a baseball field. Although they’ve come here from across the U.S., Canada, Australia and other countries as close as the Caribbean or as far away as Korea, they all share their personal variation on the same dream — to climb the baseball ladder and
maybe, one day, arrive in the Major Leagues. And for 25 or more of them each season, that road to the Bigs starts right here in Fort Myers, at Hammond Stadium. Just as each player’s skills and personality are different, each player’s journey has begun and will end differently. Some will find the road to stardom quickly and easily. Others will take a
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