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B.I.G. Baseball Academy aims to get Black youth into baseball
Keronn Walker from B.I.G. Baseball Academy talks about what they're doing to get Black Chicagoans playing baseball.
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The B.I.G. Baseball Academy was founded by Keronn Walker not only to keep youth baseball alive in the city of Chicago, but also to teach life lessons in everyday life.
B.I.G. MLB Draft 2020
Chicago Cubs draft Ed Howard in 2020 MLB Draft
Chicago Cubs draft Ed Howard in 2020 MLB Draft
Chicago Cubs draft Ed Howard in 2020 MLB Draft
With the 16th pick of the 2020 MLB draft the Chicago Cubs selected Ed Howard, SS, Mount Carmel.
B.I.G. CEO and Chicago Cubs scout, Keronn Walker, helped scout the hometown kid. Cubs VP of scouting, Dan Krantrovitz, gave Keronn a shoutout on MLB.com. Good luck Ed and Go Cubs!
Former B.I.G. Summer Camper
Chicago Cubs draft Ed Howard in 2020 MLB Draft
Chicago Cubs draft Ed Howard in 2020 MLB Draft
Ben Hernandez RHP, De La Salle Institute, was selected with the 41st pick in the 2020 MLB draft by the Kansas City Royals.
Ben attended our summer camp in 2007 for his first organized baseball exerience and constantly stays in touch with the academy to talk with players and pass down what he has learned.