
President Barack Obama is praising the World Series champion San Francisco Giants for the team's commitment to helping underserved youth. Obama says the team is partnering with San Francisco State University and Major League Baseball to build a multibillion-dollar youth academy with training facilities, classrooms, batting cages and baseball fields. Obama calls it a ''tremendous commitment from a tremendous team.'' The Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals last October to claim baseball's top honor.
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