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“Curveballs”

From the Battlefield to the Ball field Another highlight of the evening was the focus on amputee veterans and athletes, showcased through the documentary project “Curveballs” by Dreamtime Entertainment Digital. Emmy Award winning Director/Producer John Biffar and Executive Producer David Van Sleet are creating a powerful film about amputee baseball players and their journeys of loss, recovery, and renewed purpose. The Louisville…
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National amputee baseball team plays at Nick Denes Field

By Avery Catalano Published: Oct. 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM CDT BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – What others would consider hardships are a part of everyday life for these baseball players.  The Louisville Slugger Warriors is a national amputee baseball team comprised of U.S. military veterans, active-duty personnel, wounded warriors as well as current and former college…
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Louisville Slugger Warriors Amputee Baseball Team Take On the Cleveland Cobras of the Cleveland MSBL

By Men’s Senior Baseball League | September 3, 2025 A note from Louisville Slugger Warriors General Manager David Van Sleet The Louisville Slugger Warriors National Amputee Baseball Teamtraveled to Cleveland, Ohio, and played on the MLB Cleveland Guardians Progressive Field on Friday, August 22nd, and beat the Going Yard team 13-6. On Saturday, August 23rd, the Louisville Slugger Warriors traveled to the Cleveland suburbs and played Tony Martin’s Cleveland Cobrasfrom…
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Cleveland Clinic

https://www.instagram.com/p/DN69el5gY_f/?igsh=dm51NG5rZHJwZmsy August 28th, 2025 After a devastating lawn mower accident, Luke Brittain underwent a 14-hour hand reattachment surgery. Years later, he’s back playing baseball and continuing to defy expectations. In April 2019, Luke lost control of his stand-on lawnmower when it slipped on a muddy hillside. Seeing he was about to land atop the upside-down…
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A Standing Ovation for “Curveballs” — and the Ballclub Behind It By Jay Pritchard

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center welcomed a full-capacity crowd Friday night for a private screening of Curveballs … Secrets to the Gameof Life, a feature-length documentary spotlighting the Louisville Slugger Warriors — acompetitive men’s baseball team made up entirely of amputees and athletes with limbdifferences from across the United States.Curveballs…
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Curveballs: Film Highlights Heart of Estero’s National Amputee Baseball Team

May 2, 2025 By D. K. Christi  Louisville Sluggers Warriors coaches and players (photo by Louisville Slugger Warriors) “Take me out to a movie,” may be a little off from the unofficial national anthem of baseball written in 1908 by Jack Norworth: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” But it’s still a call to the…
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Award-winning ‘Curveballs’ tells inspirational story of the Louisville Slugger Warriors

Kirby Adams Louisville, KY May 23, 2025 Even if you aren’t a huge fan of the game of baseball, you may become a fan of a new documentary with ties to Louisville. “Curveballs … Secrets to the Game of Life” is the inspiring true story of the world’s first competitive baseball team made up of amputees.…
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Fort Myers Film Festival Results

The inspiring stories of players on the Louisville Slugger Warriors who’ve faced enormous adversities in their lives lit up crowds who watched the film Curveballs make its debut at the Fort Myers Film Festival. It took First Place as Best Feature Film! Onward and upward as these amazing athletes continue to uplift others with their…
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