VERO BEACH, Fla. – The Nike RBI World Series is an event that thousands of athletes look forward to for an entire baseball or softball season. With more than 200 Nike RBI programs, each with hundreds of kids competing to advance from their region, the challenge of making it to the World Series is no small task.

For teams who do make it out of their geographical region, players are asked not just to pack their gear and favorite pillow but to turn in a "Breaking Barriers" essay about overcoming adversity or challenges in their lives, with a winner chosen in each division.

The contest serves as a personal but poignant demonstration of the athletes’ biggest obstacles they’ve encountered, with winners being recognized by MLB staff in front of the participating teams during the week of the t

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