{"id":22,"date":"2022-01-06T23:39:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T23:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otmmiracleleague.org\/new\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:40:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:40:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/otmmiracleleague.org\/new\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBecause Everyone Deserves a Chance to Play\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

We love our buddies. Join us!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

OTM Miracle League does not work without your generosity. Thank you!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWHERE<\/span>\n

Hoover Sports Park East<\/span><\/p>

2649 Old Rocky Ridge Road<\/span>
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Hoover, Alabama 35216<\/span><\/p>

Miracle League Field<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nWHEN<\/span>\n

Fall 2025 Schedule
1:30 & 2:30 M<\/span><\/p>\n\nOctober 5\nOctober 12\nOctober 19
\nOctober 26
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REGISTER TO PLAY<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

VOLUNTEER<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n\n

To stay up to date with games and any changes due to inclement weather, follow us:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nwhat is Miracle League?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Over the Mountain Miracle League is a 501(c)3 charitable organization that provides children with mental and\/or physical challenges an opportunity to play baseball as a team member in an organized league. For individuals facing physical and mental disabilities, the opportunity to participate in organized sports can often be difficult to achieve. The Miracle League removes the barriers from the baseball field to allow them to experience the joy of America\u2019s favorite pastime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

A significant barrier for individuals that need assistive devices for walking are the natural grass fields used in conventional youth leagues. Over the Mountain Miracle League has a dedicated baseball field at Hoover Sports Park East consisting of a custom-designed, rubberized turf field that accommodates wheelchairs and other assistive devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

But it\u2019s also more than playing a game. The Miracle League is about making new friends, building self-esteem and being treated just like other people. To help the athletes, the Miracle League uses a \u201cbuddy\u201d system \u2013 pairing each player with an able-bodied peer through community volunteers to provide assistance and encouragement. This partnership benefits both sides as they share the great American pastime to find common ground and, most importantly, friendships.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cVolunteering at OTM Miracle League is so much fun! I have become friends with several players and I really look forward to seeing them!\u201d \u2013 from a Buddy\n\n\n\n\n\n

Over the Mountain Miracle League\u2019s inaugural season was in Spring 2014 at the Hoover East ballpark. The first Miracle League field opened in Conyers, Georgia in April 2000. There are presently 240 plus Miracle League Organizations across the country including Puerto Rico and Canada, while serving 200,000 plus children and adults.<\/span>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nOur players may not be able to run the bases or hit the ball as well as some of their peers, but they have an equal amount of love and determination to play baseball. We want to help them achieve that dream because everyone deservces a chance to play.\n\n\n\n\nOur Board\n

Matt Bearden \u2013 President<\/p>\n

Kim Harwell \u2013 Vice President<\/p>\n

Phil Nichols \u2013 Secretary<\/p>\n