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title: "Ballparks of America opens with scrimmage in Branson"
slug: "blog/ballparks-of-america-opens-with-scrimmage-in-branson"
date: "2016-07-07T19:43:47.000Z"
updated: "2026-06-16T21:11:37.629Z"
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Former Gold Glove center fielder, Bob Dernier threw out the first pitch at the grand opening of Ballparks of America.

![Ballparks of America - 10U-13U Youth Baseball Tournaments - Branson Missouri Vacation Capital - Babe Ruth League Cal Ripken World Series - boa-post-scrimmagw](https://www.ballparksofamerica.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a.storyblok.com/f/287282975935756/8c3b10ae13/boa-post-scrimmagw-1.jpg)

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