16-year-old Landis Sims, who was born without hands and feet and went on to make his varsity baseball team as a high school freshman, helped the Yankees kick off their 13th annual HOPE Week.
NEW YORK CITY -- A remarkable young athlete kicked off the return of an inspiring tradition Monday, hosted by the New York Yankees.
Landis joined other players from the Challenged Athletes Foundation at Yankee Stadium for a day of batting practice and baseball skills instruction led by Yankees Manager Aaron Boone along with Yankees players and coaching staff. "I give him like three months, six months ... he was a lot closer today than I think he thinks," Trevino said.The Yankees were first introduced to him in 2016, when he was 10 years old. The team arranged for a visit to spring training in Tampa and signed him to a one-day contract.
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