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\"\"<\/a>This is one of the more moving videos <\/a>I’ve seen. It’s about a player who hits a homerun, an injury, and the big-heartedness of a very special couple of opposing team players. This is beginner’s heart in action.<\/p>\n

And here’s wishing that it goes viral, that our political system watches it, and that the world changes… We can hope ~<\/p>\n

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