Pro players teach Fountain Valley kids baseball skills and personal safety strategies

Pro players teach Fountain Valley kids baseball skills and personal safety strategies

  • New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks lobs balls for youngsters participating in The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks lobs balls for youngsters participating in The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A booth designed to help youngsters “shutout predators” was at The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    A booth designed to help youngsters “shutout predators” was at The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • There’s cheering on the sidelines as youngsters catch a ball thrown by New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks, background, during The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    There’s cheering on the sidelines as youngsters catch a ball thrown by New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks, background, during The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Jack Epling, 10, of Huntington Beach can’t hang on to the ball thrown by New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks during The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Jack Epling, 10, of Huntington Beach can’t hang on to the ball thrown by New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks during The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks decides to asks youngsters what they watched on TV last after a couple wanted to take a break from catching balls during The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks decides to asks youngsters what they watched on TV last after a couple wanted to take a break from catching balls during The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Grayson Felsmann, 6, of Huntington Beach asked to take a break and found a shady spot. Shortly after, other youngsters followed despite cutting their baseball time short with New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks during The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Grayson Felsmann, 6, of Huntington Beach asked to take a break and found a shady spot. Shortly after, other youngsters followed despite cutting their baseball time short with New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks during The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Douglas Sebastian, KinderVision founder, consoles Peyton Mandrigues, 5, of Westminster who asks leave the baseball workshop and see his mom. The youngster was suffering from separation anxiety, according to mom. New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks along with current and former professionals and Major League Baseball players participate in The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Douglas Sebastian, KinderVision founder, consoles Peyton Mandrigues, 5, of Westminster who asks leave the baseball workshop and see his mom. The youngster was suffering from separation anxiety, according to mom. New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks along with current and former professionals and Major League Baseball players participate in The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks oversees youngsters tossing balls straight up in the air during The Greatest Save. There were many dropped balls. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks oversees youngsters tossing balls straight up in the air during The Greatest Save. There were many dropped balls. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Owen Nacke, 10, of Fountain Valley just misses a throw from New York Yankees’ outfielder Aaron Hicks during The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    Owen Nacke, 10, of Fountain Valley just misses a throw from New York Yankees’ outfielder Aaron Hicks during The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks along with current and former professionals and Major League Baseball players participate in The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

    New York Yankees’ Aaron Hicks along with current and former professionals and Major League Baseball players participate in The Greatest Save. The baseball clinic for youngsters was held at Fountain Valley Sports Park on Sunday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks and other current and former professional and Major League Baseball players put youth baseball players ages 6-15 through their paces at the Greatest Save Clinic.

A program under the auspices of the nonprofit KinderVision Foundation and an official charity of Major League Baseball, Greatest Save uses baseball as an avenue to teach children about personal safety and protecting themselves from predators and victimization.

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