VERO BEACH, Fla. -- What a difference a year makes.

After an early exit in the 2024 Nike RBI World Series , Detroit Tigers RBI Softball 18U clawed its way through a gauntlet field to clinch the 2025 title at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex in Vero Beach, Fla.

The celebration was an extended one -- and deservedly so for a team that swept through regional play, pool play and the double-elimination bracket without a blemish to its record.

So it was only right that its players basked in the glory of their crowning moment -- each receiving a commemorative trophy after defeating New Jersey’s Roberto Clemente Nike RBI 18U group 3-1 in the tourney final.

Then came a hype-filled huddle that included renditions of Gmac Cash’s “Tigers Won Again” and DJ Khaled’s “All I Do Is Win.” Next, it

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