NY Inner-city Baseball Program Aims to Break Cycle of Poverty

Ian Morales, a rising sixth-grader, pitches for the Cooper Pilots at Harlem RBI’s Field of Dreams. Cooper beat South Bronx, 7-6, in the 2016 summer championship final, New York, Aug. 12, 2016.

Marilyn Morales cheers on her son Ian from the stands at the Harlem RBI Field of Dreams, New York, Aug. 12, 2016.

The Harlem RBI scoreboard, located in the outfield, requires manual adjustments, New York, Aug. 12, 2016.

Taina Figueroa, a rising eighth-grader and star Harlem RBI player, watches the 2016 summer championship game, in New York, Aug. 12, 2016.

A young softball player on the South Bronx Red Wings awaits her turn at the dugout at the Harlem RBI field, in New York, Aug. 12, 2016.

An East Harlem supporter cheers on members of the Doshi Peaches, who won their championship game against the South Bronx Red Wings, 9-6, in New York, Aug. 12, 2016.