Disabled baseball players play with the pros

ANAHEIM – It may have been the slowest-developing single in Angel Stadium history.

Spencer Benson swung the metal bat, made contact with the baseball and churned his little feet until he reached first base, about 40 feet away. That he was held upright by a custom-made wheelchair and was being pushed along by a buddy didn't make it any less joyful.

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