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I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for baseball

I am very grateful for helping my son to find a new path in his life to follow. My son became quieter and more focused on his future. Specially, he was struggling in the last few years of stress. Since, he started with baseball, his positive attitude, and his enthusiasm to make connections with other baseball players.

Now His passion is obvious especially in terms of his athleticism. He was lost, could not make any decision and he used to arguing a lot. He is such a good helper with better self-esteem. On the games days, he used to wake up early, dressing up, preparing himself and having his breakfast without any arguments (Isn’t it amazing?) 

I am humbly asking you to allow Azad to be a true asset to our league! He became an outstanding young man – a testament to his mother’s efforts in raising him and taking care of him well. Along his obvious dream now is to be athletic abilities, what stands out most about Azad is his passion and enthusiasm to not just play this sport but to excel at the game of baseball, which is not well-known in Egypt.

I am writing you in the hopes that he can be one of the sustain players in your league. It’s also my pleasure and honourd to offer my help anytime.  

Thank you

Amira

I’m a professional FX and Fixed Income trader with over 20 years experience in banking.   Till I was 9 years old; like most kids growing up in the region, playing football was my passion. All I wanted to do is play the game, watch the game and become a professional footballer. All that changed in 1987 when I moved to the U.S. and was introduced to the game of baseball. It was like love at first sight! The intensity, athleticism, and the fact that the game can never end in a draw were all mind blowing to me. It was a 180 degree switch from football to baseball in a heart beat.   Since my time in the U.S. was short lived, I wasn’t fortunate enough to enjoy playing the game as much as I had wanted, but my passion for the game has never changed till this day. My plan is to use and share all the knowledge and excitement I have for the game to help grow the sport here in Egypt.

Since I was young, I believed that football was my true passion. But, around 3 years ago in 2021 I started playing in the Cairo American Softball League (CASL) alongside my Dad, I always used to play catch with my Dad for as long as I can remember, but I never really had played an organized game of Baseball before, and even though it was a Softball League it was still nice to play since both sports have only minor differences. Then in 2024 I found out that there were a Maadi Little League Baseball (MLLB) practices that I could attend, seeing that playing Baseball was what I really wanted to pursue I couldn’t pass up that chance. Going to the practices has changed my life and really expanded my knowledge and my passion for Baseball, being able to play the game with all rules being applied, going through proper infield and outfield drills alongside experiencing what it felt like to have a proper at-bat has been a dream come true that I only hope to continue on..