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Longtime Peninsula Coach Brings Baseball Opportunities To Adults And Children With Disabilities

Gary Morton saw kids in wheelchairs playing baseball and it touched his heart.

(CBS Bay Area)

April 30, 2026

Kids and adults with different abilities are getting to do something that many never thought people could do - they're playing baseball, thanks to a longtime coach.

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Gary Morton coached girls' fastpitch softball for 30 years at Bay Area high schools. Eleven years ago, when he'd sneaked away from a Southern California wedding reception, drawn instead to the sounds of his favorite pastime.

He saw kids in wheelchairs playing baseball and it touched his heart.

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