GameChanger has named Jandro Alcantar as its 2026 “GameChanger of the Year” award recipient.
Alcantar coaches the San Francisco Bay Sox girls baseball program, which he launched in 2016 and has grown from a single team into a year-round organization serving over 150 girls from ages 7-18, winning a national title last year.
In other news …
USA Baseball is expanding its National Team Developmental Program with six new age groups. It will have nine NDTPs starting in 2027 — boys from 10U to 17U and a women’s NDTP. It was previously three with just 16U and 17U for boys. The programs are four-day events at the NGB’s headquarters in Cary, North Carolina; players are invited from various USA Baseball identification events.
MADE Hoops announced a partnership with WhatsApp that will include dedicated participant channels at some events. The channels will both connect parents and players and provide logistical information like court assignments; MADE said the goal is to enhance communication and connection across its ecosystem.
Randi Mahomes — the mother of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — will hold an event for her Sports Parents Academy tomorrow in Miami. The Ultimate Sports Parent Experience: Miami Edition runs from 2-6 p.m. at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. She also held an event in Lubbock, Texas, earlier this year. It's $150 for a parent and two kids to attend.
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