The new Royals RBI baseball and softball program creates fields of opportunity
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Through an exciting new partnership with Royals Charities, boys and girls who participate in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City’s Royals RBI program will receive:
- Club programming;
- Mentorship;
- Equipment;
- Coaches and volunteers;
- Direct access to the Kansas City Royals’ Sport Development team;
- Trainers;
- Access to personnel at the Urban Youth Academy;
- and more!
To register, visit https://bgcgkc.leagueapps.com/leagues
The RBI Program
“It’s more than baseball, it’s life.” That’s the motto of Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI), a program founded in 1989 by former Major Leaguer John Young. The RBI Program, gives youth ages 5 to 18, the opportunity to play baseball and softball, all while learning the importance of teamwork, leadership, social responsibility, and life skills, along with academic success – a requirement for participation.
Established in 1996, the RBI program has continued to grow in Kansas City:
Expanded from serving 150 to nearly 1,000 participating youths each season
Every year, RBI sends teams to the regional playoffs, where they have the opportunity to qualify for the RBI World Series
In the spring of 2007, our RBI program was selected by The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation as one of five sites to be part of a pilot program to identify and strengthen quality RBI programs across the country
In 2022, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City announces partnership with Royals Charities to rename the program Royals RBI
Since 2009
- 250 RBI Program high school graduates have received some level of college scholarship assistance
- 2 RBI players were drafted by Major League Baseball
