Chicago White Sox Nike RBI AND Dominican Republic Nike RBI to compete in Senior Division Baseball Championships of the 2024 Nike RBI World Series
The teams competing in the Senior Division Baseball Championship game of the Nike RBI World Series tomorrow, Friday, August 9th, are now set following playoffs today at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex (JRTC) in Vero Beach, Fla. In the Senior Division Championship Game, Chicago White Sox Nike RBI team will face Dominican Republic Nike RBI, in a matchup that will stream LIVE on MLB.com at 6:30 p.m. ET from Holman Stadium at JRTC.
The Senior Division Baseball Championship live stream on MLB.com will be called by former World Series Champion Candy Maldonado and “MLB Voices” broadcaster Cam Thomas as well as Nike RBI World Series Baseball Champion Mo’ne Davis. Additionally, the Championship matchup will feature a special pregame ceremony with Scott Yelle of the Jackson Yelle Family Foundation throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. This year, Scott and the Yelle family donated over $19,000 to 18 MLB Club affiliated Nike RBI programs in his son’s honor through the Jackson Yelle Family Foundation.
Chicago is aiming for their third Senior Division Championship, to go along with their titles in 2018 and 2022, while Dominican Republic is seeking their first.
All Box Scores, Stats and Stats Leaders can be found:
- https://www.mlb.com/rbi/world-series
All tournament photos (as of August 8th) can be found in the following links:
Day 1 Photos:
Day 2 Photos:
Day 3 Photos:
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Photo credit: Jared Blais/MLB Photos
Video footage from the tournament (as of August 8th) can be found here
Courtesy of MLB Network
The Nike RBI World Series is the international baseball and softball championship tournament of the Major League Baseball Nike RBI program, which is designed to provide young people from underserved and diverse communities with the opportunity to play baseball and softball, encourage academic success and teach the value of teamwork.
The Nike RBI program has provided a path for many players to enter the college and professional game. MLB Clubs have drafted more than 200 RBI participants throughout the program’s 34-year history, and many others have been given the opportunity for higher education through baseball and softball scholarships. There have been more than 110 RBI alumni selected between the 2013-2024 MLB Drafts.
Nike RBI alumni who have appeared in the Major Leagues in 2024 include Taj Bradley (Tampa Bay Rays), Isaiah Campbell (Boston Red Sox), J.P. Crawford (Seattle Mariners), Hunter Greene (Cincinnati Reds), Mike Harris II (Atlanta Braves), Eloy Jimenez (Chicago White Sox), Ramon Laureano (Atlanta Braves), Anthony Rendon (Los Angeles Angels), Dominic Smith (Boston Red Sox) and Alek Thomas (Arizona Diamondbacks). Taj Bradley (Atlanta Braves Nike RBI – ‘16), Crawford (Venice Boys & Girls Club RBI – ‘09), Greene (Venice Boys & Girls Club RBI – ’13), Harris II (Atlanta Braves Nike RBI – ‘17), Jimenez (Dominican Republic RBI – ’12), and Smith (Venice Boys & Girls Club RBI – ‘09) have each played in the RBI World Series.
The Nike RBI program, which has served approximately 2 million young people since its inception, is administered by Major League Baseball and designed to give young people from underserved and diverse communities the opportunity to play baseball and softball, while also encouraging academic achievement and success and teaching the value of teamwork and other important life lessons. Nike RBI currently serves youth in over 150 programs in approximately 200 cities worldwide. MLB and its Clubs have designated more than $40 million worth of resources to the Nike RBI program, and all 30 Clubs support Nike RBI leagues. For more information about the Nike RBI World Series, please visit MLB.com/rbiworldseries.