What baseball program did rapper Nelly participate in?”
One by one, 240 young baseball fans piled into an interview room in Busch Stadium, and one by one their heads turned as they saw the star standing on the podium. It was Nelly, the St. Louis-born and bred rapper, singer and entrepreneur, decked out for the occasion in a casual hoodie, long basketball shorts and, of course, a Cardinals cap. He was ready to meet and talk to a group of special kids. The occasion was the completion of the first Jr. RBI Classic Presented by KPMG, an event that’s part of the philanthropic “Going Beyond” theme for this year’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which will be played Tuesday night at 7 p.m. CT. Participants included a regular-season team in the 11-12 age division from each of the 16 pilot cities of the Jr. RBI program. The teams traveled to St. Louis to participate in a friendly 32-game tournament, which is part of the 20th anniversary celebration of the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program. Nelly didn’t hesitate to show where his al
ST. LOUIS — One by one, 240 young baseball fans piled into an interview room in Busch Stadium, and one by one their heads turned as they saw the star standing on the podium. It was Nelly, the St. Louis-born and bred rapper, singer and entrepreneur, decked out for the occasion in a casual hoodie, long basketball shorts and, of course, a Cardinals cap. He was ready to meet and talk to a group of special kids. The occasion was the completion of the first Jr. RBI Classic Presented by KPMG, an event that’s part of the philanthropic “Going Beyond” theme for this year’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which will be played Tuesday night at 7 p.m. CT. Participants included a regular-season team in the 11-12 age division from each of the 16 pilot cities of the Jr. RBI program. The teams traveled to St. Louis to participate in a friendly 32-game tournament, which is part of the 20th anniversary celebration of the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program. Nelly didn’t hesitate to show
