Estero resident David Van Sleet keeps amputee baseball team running and thriving

When they hear a spin to the saying “I’d give an arm or leg to be on a baseball team,†members of the Louisville Slugger Warriors Amputee Baseball Team smile or chuckle. They chuckle because that’s part of the dark humor they have unleashed on teammates, and they smile that losing an arm or leg…
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ABBOTT CONTINUES TO INSPIRE BASEBALL PLAYERS SPECIAL TO THE NEWS-PRESS

CRAIG HANDEL Monday, August14, 2023  When Louisville Slugger Warriors National Amputee Baseball Team members Parker Hanson, Colton DeRocher, Shan Donovan and Danny Williams talk about who inspired them, they share a common name: Jim Abbott. DeRocher once met him and called it a “neat experience.†Even though his career ended nearly 25 years ago, Abbot’s…
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