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| System ID: | jl-76f3a778b83cabba0ff68c0a18b196e4 |
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| Title: | Almonte Starts Fresh in Florida |
| Link: | Original article on latimes.com |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | starts; world; york; miami; high; fresh; florida; diaz; series; league; almonte; fernandez; hes; Pitch (baseball); Little League Baseball; World Series; Baseball; Perfect game (baseball); Danny Almonte; Connie Mack; Baseball field; James Monroe; Outfield; Baseball bat; South Florida; Fastball; Catcher |
| Datetime: | 5/28/2026, 9:11:47 AM |
| Summary: | From Associated PressDanny Almonte strolls into the batter’s box, taps the plate and waves the bat above his head under the searing South Florida sun. Four years after his name was etched in baseball infamy with an age-limit scandal during the Little League World Series, Almonte, now 18, is still taking swings at his past. AdvertisementAlmonte says he has made friends pretty quickly in Miami, and no one has asked him about the World Series fiasco. The game is a rebirth of sorts for Almonte, a native of the Dominican Republic who moved to New York shortly before the World Series mess. Almonte later dominated New York high school baseball, going 8-0 with 77 strikeouts and an ERA below 1.40 in 2004, and also hitting near .500 with five home runs.... |
