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Little League Players Step Up to the Plate for Chelsea King

More than 1,600 baseball players participated in the "Home Run for Chelsea" fundraiser.

Little League players stepped up to the plate Saturday in honor of slain teen Chelsea King.

The event—titled Home Run for Chelsea and served as a fundraiser for the Chelsea's Light Foundation—spanned across 43 fields and involved more than 1,600 players.

Chelsea, a student, was murdered on Feb. 25, 2010. She was 17.

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Check out Patch's photo gallery of the "Time-Out for Chelsea" ceremony that took place in Escondido.


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