Sluggball, a 4-on-4 baseball competition co-founded by former Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., is expected to debut in May and tour minor league stadiums this season.

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Welcome to Sluggball, a new twist on baseball founded by a group that includes former Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. and boasts retired MLB player Kenny Lofton among its advisers.

Basketball has three-on-three, tennis has pickleball, and there’s flag football. Amaro hopes Sluggball can be the baseball alternative.

Sluggball, a 4-on-4 baseball competition co-founded by former Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., is expected to debut in May and tour minor league stadiums this season.

a 4-on-4 baseball competition co-founded by former Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., is expected to debut in May and tour minor league stadiums this season. Sluggball focuses ...

a 4-on-4 baseball competition co-founded by former Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., is expected to debut in May and tour minor league stadiums this season. Sluggball focuses ...

FILE - Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., speaks during a baseball news conference Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sluggball, a 4-on-4 baseball ...

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Sluggball, a 4-on-4 baseball competition co-founded by former Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr., is expected to debut in May and tour minor league stadiums this season.

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PHILADELPHIA — Sluggball, a 4-on-4 baseball competition co-founded by former Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr., is expected to debut in May and tour minor league stadiums this seas