Former Major Leaguer Eric Davis is serving as a coach at MLB's Breakthrough Series hosted at the Compton Urban Youth Academy, where the event took place for the first time 10 years ago. Davis was a part of the Compton academy's inception.

Major League Baseball celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Breakthrough Series at the place where it began. In 2008, MLB's Youth Academy in Compton, Calif., hosted the first Breakthrough Series, a four-day event, blending elements of a showcase and an instructional league.

The Dodgers host a panel with women working in MLB and give high school girls a chance to walk the field at Dodgers Stadium

As part of the Softball Breakthrough Series, a panel of four women from the Los Angeles Dodgers organization discussed the challenges they've faced on the job and how gender played a role.

Jennie Finch and friends check in from this year's Softball Breakthrough Series, held at Major League Baseball's Youth Academy in Compton

For Jayden Clark, the opportunity to showcase her skills and learn from Olympic gold medalist Jennie Finch at the annual Softball Breakthrough Series helped the Florida prep athlete achieve her dream of playing softball in college.

Major League Baseball's Play Ball and Chevrolet's Chevy Youth Baseball joined together at MLB's Compton Youth Academy to dedicate its newly renovated youth field and to register nearly 150 kids ages 5-12 to participate in the Play Ball initiative.

Local youth learn the basics of baseball as Chevy partners with MLB's Play Ball initiative

On a weekend that celebrated baseball's most revered trailblazer, Jackie Robinson, 100 girls gathered at the MLB Youth Academy in Compton for a two-day baseball tournament that featured camaraderie, talent and fierce competition. Countless highlights emerged during the second Trailblazer Series. Here's a glance at the best of the best.

Now in its second year, the Trailblazer Series has attracted girls from all over the United States, as well as Canada and Puerto Rico. It's part of MLB's ongoing commitment to attract more young people to the game.