Ruben

RJ eats and sleeps baseball. If he isnt playing, he's tossing the ball, reading looking at his baseball cards or listening to a game on the

Placed 28th

in their group

Thank you for supporting Ruben in this competition. Your participation made a huge impact for the Why Not You Foundation and their mission to empower change in the world, one individual at a time and one child at a time.

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What do they love most about playing their sport(s)?

The comradery of the team and kncoing it out of the park.

Who inspires them—on or off the field—and why?

Competition and the desire to get better

What’s one moment in their athletic journey that makes you proudest?

When RJ started listening to the baseball games on the radio like his great grandmother and his grandfather used to.

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