MIAMI – Opening Day festivities begin on Monday, April 8 with the start of the 2019 season for Miami Marlins Jr. RBI presented by UHealth Sports Medicine Institute. Marlins Jr. RBI presented by UHealth, which is a free youth outreach program for children ages 5 through 12, is designed to increase participation and interest in baseball and softball, encourage academic achievement and teach the value of teamwork. Games are played Mondays through Thursdays, beginning April 8.

The program consists of teams from 12 local leagues, and play at the following parks: José Martí Park (362 SW 4 Street), Hadley Park (1300 NW 50 Street), Shenandoah Park (1800 SW 21 Avenue) or Williams Park (1717 NW 5 Avenue). The 12 participating leagues are:

• Dorsey Park – 1701 N.W. 1 Street

• Legion Park – 6447 N.E. 7 Avenue

• Reeve Park – 600 N.W. 10 Street

• Robert King High – 7025 W. Flagler Street

• Shenandoah Park – 1800 S.W. 21 Avenue

• Duarte Park – 1776 N.W. 28 Street

• Kinloch Park – 455 N.W. 47 Avenue

• Grapeland Park – 1550 N.W. 37 Avenue

• Fern Isle Park – 2201 N.W 11 Street

• Helping Hands – 6304 N.W. 14 Avenue

• Liberty Square – 6304 N.W. 14 Avenue

• Overtown Optimist Club – 1717 NW 5 Avenue

Participants enjoy a fun and instructional spring league, clinics hosted by Marlins players and alumni, an invitation to Jr. RBI Night presented by UHealth at Marlins Park, and the opportunity to participate in MLB programs, such as Pitch, Hit and Run and the Jr. Home Run Derby.

For more information on Miami Marlins Jr. RBI presented by UHealth, please visit Marlins.com/PlayBall.

About UHEALTH

The University of Miami Health System delivers transformational patient care by the region's most comprehensive team of doctors, powered by the groundbreaking research and medical education of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. As South Florida's only academic-based health care system, UHealth is a vital component of the community, combining a superior approach to patient care, with research, education, and academic excellence. UHealth's comprehensive network includes three in-patient facilities, more than 30 outpatient sites in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Collier counties, and more than 1,200 physicians and scientists. Its flagship facility, The Lennar Foundation Medical Center, opened in December 2016 in Coral Gables, marking a new era in health care delivery that brings together the expertise of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, the University of Miami Health System Sports Medicine Institute, and several other specialty services.