Academy notebook

More events are being added to the fall schedule for the Texas Rangers MLB Youth Academy at Mercy Street Sports Complex Presented by Toyota.

August 31st, 2018

More events are being added to the fall schedule for the Texas Rangers MLB Youth Academy at Mercy Street Sports Complex Presented by Toyota.
In addition to preparing for the Youth Academy Fall Training Program, which is slated to begin September 18, the Academy will also host separate clinics in November. 
The Buck O'Neil Scouts Association Clinic, which aims to promote baseball in inner-cities by educating coaches and mentoring players, is coming to the facility on Saturday, November 10. 
Founded in honor of the late legendary player and scout Buck O'Neil, the Buck O'Neil Professional Baseball Scouts & Coaches Association was created to provide a forum for scouts and coaches to share their passion for the game. O'Neil was the first African American to coach in the Major Leagues and one of the first to scout fulltime.
Registration is available at rangers.com/academy for players ages 14 through 18.
Kershaw Clinic
Mercy Street will host the seventh annual Kershaw's Challenge Baseball Camp on Saturday, November 10.  
Dallas native Clayton Kershaw and his wife Ellen founded Kershaw's Challenge in 2011 and have since given over six millions dollars to support at-risk children and families around the globe. The foundation contributed generously to the building of the Academy facility, which includes Kershaw's Challenge Field named in his honor. 
Fall Ball
The Youth Academy Fall Training Program is slated to begin Tuesday, September 18, and occur Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays until Thursday, November 15. 
The free programming allows baseball and softball players, ages seven to 18, the opportunity to work with members of the Academy coaching staff on hitting, fielding, throwing, and defensive strategies. Registration is now available at www.rangers.com/academy
RBI Fall Baseball and Softball seasons are also right around the corner. Scheduled to open Saturday, September 29, they will run on Saturdays through November 17. The Academy league is expected to facilitate eight baseball and eight softball teams for the fall season.   
Registration is also open for Mercy Street Little League at https://www.mercystreetdallas.org/baseball/.