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title: "Youth players offered big-league experience at new Branson ballpark"
slug: "blog/youth-players-offered-big-league-experience"
date: "2016-07-07T19:53:30.000Z"
updated: "2026-06-16T21:11:37.629Z"
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As Ballparks of America opened to the public for the first time on Thursday afternoon, Branson hopes baseball will bring an economic boost to this tourist mecca.

![Ballparks of America - 10U-13U Youth Baseball Tournaments - Branson Missouri Vacation Capital - Babe Ruth League Cal Ripken World Series - boa-post-bigleague](https://www.ballparksofamerica.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,///a.storyblok.com/f/287282975935756/026a80909d/boa-post-bigleague.jpg)

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