Sluggball, a 4-on-4 baseball competition co-founded by former Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr., is expected to debut in May and tour minor league stadiums this season.

Welcome to Sluggball, a new twist on baseball founded by a group that includes former Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. and boasts retired MLB player Kenny Lofton among its advisers.

FILE - Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., speaks during a baseball news conference Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (Matt Rourke ...

Former Phillies General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. Will Launch a Hitting Competition PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sluggball, a 4-on-4 baseball competition co-founded by former Philadelphia Phillies general ...

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a 4-on-4 baseball competition co-founded by former Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., is expected to debut in May and tour minor league stadiums this season. Sluggball focuses ...

Sluggball, a 4-on-4 baseball competition co-founded by former Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., is expected to debut in May and tour minor league stadiums this season.

Junior Caminero took the swing of his life on Tuesday night, a lightning-quick strike that sent the ball deep to center field. The Rays infielder and former top prospect then took his sweet time with everything that came after.

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Sluggball' isn't a household word, let alone in any standard English dictionaries. Kenny Lofton would like to change that. The seven-time All-Star outfielder a

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The Phillies hired Ruben Amaro Jr. to be an assistant general manager three weeks before he played his final game. He did not even wait until retirement to find his next chapter. Amaro was moving upstairs,