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This year 2024, the Miracle League of Prince William County (MLPWC) joined into a partnership with the Washington ationals Baseball Club’s Team Up Program. The MLPWC is very proud to be associated with the Nationals and thank them for choosing to partner with the MLA and supporting the special needs community. 

2024 Member Leagues 

Joint Base Anacostia Bolling Mamie Johnson Northwest Senators Satchel Paige Ward 8 D.C. Parks and Recreation Rookie League D.C. RBI D.C. Grays D.C. Elite Softball  Pioneer Youth Baseball Maryland RBI Montgomery County Prince George’s County Rockville Baseball Association Ft. Belvoir Little League Quantico Youth Baseball Miracle League of Alexandria Miracle League of Prince William County VA Little League Annandale-North Springfield

Chantilly Coles Fairfax Falls Church Mason District Reston/Herndon Southwestern Youth Association Vienna VA Babe Ruth Arlington Babe Ruth Arlington Senior Babe Ruth Herndon Reston Youth Baseball Northern Fairfax County  D.C. Little League Banneker City Capitol City Capitol Hill

Team UP – What It Does and Why It Is Important 

• Creating interest in and cultivating the love for baseball and softball requires: 
• Identifying areas of need and working to close gaps. 
• Dedication to providing resources, programs, and experiences that support and improve the quality of the youth baseball experience. 
• Highly focused, passionately driven leadership that takes the benefits of the game directly to kids in the DMV. 
• Baseball and softball provide opportunities for kids to be active, have fun and learn valuable lessons like teamwork, dedication, determination, and being active that translate to life beyond the diamond. 
• The Nationals Team UP program helps break down and minimize obstacles preventing kids from playing baseball and softball. 
• Baseball has the unique capacity to unite and the Nationals Team UP program builds shared excitement across the city and connects kids to their hometown team. 
• The Nationals Team UP program reaches young people in their neighborhoods and on their fields throughout the region.

Benefits of Partnership

• The Nationals provide, at no cost to the leagues, a Nationals athletic quality top and cap for each player for both the spring and fall seasons. 
• Tee ball – AA (machine/coach pitch) – athletic quality T-shirts and caps. 
• AAA/Minors (entry -level kid pitch) – two-button, pullover jerseys and caps. 
• Majors, Intermediate, Juniors (kid pitch) – full-button jerseys and caps. 
• Miracle League: kids with differing abilities – jerseys and caps. 
• The Nationals supply a corresponding Nationals cap, embroidered with the word “COACH,” for three coaches on every team. 
• Teams are differentiated using a variety of styles and colors of T-shirts, jerseys and caps (see style guide). 

Additional program benefits include: 

• Team UP Festival – Special ticket event where we reserved a quarter of the ballpark for fun and family friendly games and will receive two free tickets available to every youth player and coach in a participating Team UP league. “Price of admission” is wearing the uniform to the game. 
• Nationals player visits. 
• Priority invitations to special events (i.e. Coaches clinics at Nationals Park).
• Inova Sports Medicine is the official Nationals Team UP partner in Virginia.

By The Numbers  (Numbers do not include the 2020 pandemic year) 

• 9th year serving kids in the District (2015), 6th year in northern Virginia (2017), and 4th year in Maryland and military bases (2020) 
• 92,500 – youth players served (2015-2022) 
• $2,790,034 – money the Nationals have saved Team UP member leagues (2015-2022) 
• 52 – visits by players to Team UP partner leagues (2015-2022) 
• 12,000 - game tickets given away free to kids in member leagues on Team UP days at Nationals Park (2015-Present)

 

Opening Day Welcome from the Washington Nationals Players!

Watch Here: https://app.box.com/s/tx2hweosfrwwbb53popgsjggb7fbo9ga 

March 20, 2024

Dear Miracle League of Prince William,

Two little words. But their connotation… is not little. "Opening Day" carries with it immense joy, hope, happiness, and fun!  Whether you're a first-time Miracle League player or a seasoned Major League veteran, the excitement of Opening Day knows no bounds. At the Washington Nationals, we firmly believe that Major League Baseball’s Opening Day should be a national holiday, a celebration for all.

 As we embark on this thrilling journey, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to each and every one of you as you kick off your season with Miracle League of Prince William. To mark this special occasion, some of our players have prepared a message exclusively for your players. You can access the video message by clicking on the link provided above.

 We sincerely appreciate all the hard work you've put into preparing your league for yet another fantastic season. Your dedication and passion for the sport are truly commendable.

 Congratulations on the start of another memorable season and thank you for allowing us to be a part of it.

Play ball! 

Warm regards,

Sadé Means
Manager, Community Relations
Washington Nationals