Associated Press
Ottavino helps out Brooklyn league that made him a pro
When the Brooklyn-based 78 Youth Sports program was struggling, it put out a call to its most famous alum. Boston Red Sox reliever Adam Ottavino donated memorabilia and pitching lessons to raise $20,000 so far to help the organization that started him off in baseball rebuild from a post-pandemic hole that almost drove it to bankruptcy. “That was how I got introduced to the world, by playing sports and being out there with other kids,” Ottavino said this week as he prepared to return to New York for a weekend series against the Yankees.