{"id":274542,"date":"2026-08-29T08:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T08:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/274542\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T08:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T08:20:07","slug":"news-12-connecticut-nonprofit-gives-young-baseball-players-chance-to-take-the-field-at-rutgers-camden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/274542\/","title":{"rendered":"News 12 | Connecticut | Nonprofit Gives Young Baseball Players Chance To Take The Field At Rutgers Camden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">For one afternoon, a South Jersey nonprofit gave young baseball players a chance to take the field at one of the most picturesque ballparks in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The baseball field at Rutgers University\u2013Camden sits in the shadow of Philadelphia\u2019s Ben Franklin Bridge, providing a unique backdrop for a day of baseball and fun.<\/p>\n<p>On the field were kids from Luke\u2019s Place, a South Jersey nonprofit that creates opportunities and experiences for people with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>The kids got to step up to the plate, take some swings and enjoy a day at the ballpark surrounded by their friends, families and supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the excitement, the Philadelphia Phillies\u2019 beloved Phillie Phanatic made an appearance, cheering on the young players and helping make the day even more memorable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For one afternoon, a South Jersey nonprofit gave young baseball players a chance to take the field at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":274543,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70],"class_list":["post-274542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/274542\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/274543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=274542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=274542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}