NEW YORK -- It was the game of the year on the streets of River Avenue near Yankee Stadium. As part of the Play Ball initiative, the New York Emperors Stickball League, along with Major League Baseball and the Yankees, put on a stickball event under the elevated No. 4 train line on Saturday.
Kids from ages 10-14 were invited to come out to participate in the tournament and enjoy the game from which baseball originated. And what a doozy it was in the championship round. The title game went 10 innings as the Red Legends edged the Navy Blue Pinstripes, 5-4.