The Ceremonial First Pitch is a long-standing baseball ritual in which a guest of honor throws a ball at the start of the game. This tradition holds a special meaning for The Missing Child Project (MCP). It is an honor to perform, brings important attention...
by Ray Glier, Special for USA TODAY Sports JACKSONVILLE — Gina DeJesus was one of three girls abducted and held victim for years by notorious Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro. He allowed his victims to watch television and, one night during her ordeal, DeJesus saw her mother,...
by Ray Glier, Special for USA TODAY Sports JACKSONVILLE -- Gina DeJesus was one of three girls abducted and held victim for years by notorious Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro. He allowed his victims to watch television and, one night during her ordeal, DeJesus saw her mother,...
By Josh Norris, Baseball America Every minor leaguer across the country spends their time working toward getting the call. Every swing in batting practice, every grounder fielded, every hour they spend on a cramped bus in the middle of the night is done in pursuit of...
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By Samantha Manning, ActionNewsJax.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It started with the hit of a baseball and led to a vision that reached into the stands and crowds of fans. “I spent all of my time in baseball stadiums every night with thousands of people,” said Dennis Bair, founder...
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By Samantha Manning, CBS WJAX-TV / ActionNewsJax.com JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The survivor of a kidnapping case that made national headlines traveled to Jacksonville Wednesday to meet with a local family of a missing boy. Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight and Amanda Berry were rescued in 2013 after being held in captivity...
By Derek Gilliam, Florida Times-Union Gina DeJesus lived for nine years with heavy chains locking her inside a Cleveland house of horrors where her captive repeatedly raped her and two other women. She hasn’t let it break her, and Wednesday night the 25-year-old sent a message...
