05/08/2026
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The return of......
🔥 FYBSL Flashback Fridays 🔥
Before he was coaching, mentoring players, and leading a youth baseball organization of his own, he was one of the kids dreaming about All-Stars at Ansin Park.
Here’s Nick Smith back in 1989 as a member of the legendary “MaryAnne’s Too” Fitchburg Angels at Ansin Park, proudly posing with the equally legendary Black Magic Bat 🪄⚾️
The uniforms. The old-school baseball card design. The oversized bat. Pure baseball nostalgia.
What makes this photo even cooler is that baseball never left Nick. The game stayed with him his entire life, and today he continues giving back to the sport as the President of Gansett Area Youth Baseball, helping create the same memories for a new generation of players.
That’s what youth baseball is really about. Today’s players become tomorrow’s coaches, volunteers, league presidents, and the people who keep the game alive in their communities.
And now, with baseball returning to Ansin Park once again, a whole new generation of kids gets the chance to make memories at the same field where players like Nick once stood dreaming about All-Stars.
Some things never change. ❤️⚾