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How a Little Girl’s MLB Journey Inspired Derek Jeter, Engineers, and Moms

Derek Jeter is a baseball legend, a 14-year All-Star and soon-to-be Hall-of-Famer. Jeter is a player used to inspiring others. But now he’s the one taking inspiration from someone else: an eight-year-old girl who just started third grade.

Hailey Dawson was born with a rare birth defect that robbed her of three fingers on her right hand. A year ago she set out on a journey to throw the ceremonial first pitch at all 30 MLB ballparks with her 3D-printed robotic hand. As Hailey nears her goal, with her final pitch set for the Angels v.