Alternative baseball hopes to come to the Med City in 2021

The group needs coaches, volunteers and players.

Through that game here in rochester.xx nat pop it's called alternative baseball ?

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"* america's pastime for people with autism or other disabilities.

Taylor duncan is the commissioner of the alternative baseball league.

He wants to help set up a team here in rochester ?

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"* as w as other cities in the midwest... but he needs help.

"we have to find a coach, manager in those areas, especially rochester before we can move forward."

"the game is a lot similar to the one you see on tv every single day.

The only real difference is that the ball is a little bit bigger and softer than a normal one you see right here."

The sport offers an opportunity for players to improve on their communication skills and work together as a team.

"we're leaing how to communicate with our teammates.

The game of baseball forces us to learn and have that on the go experience in order to progress as a team."

Those experiences turn into friendships that will last a lifetime.

"they all come together and there's a strong bond formed to where these friendships are gonna last with them for the rest of their lives."

For taylor, this is more than just a game for him.

It's about breaking stereotypes that people with autism face.

"we're all united toward a common goal to power through the social stigma and to power through the perceptions of what one with autism can and cannot accomplish."

And he's hopeful a team will be in the