The star pitcher was a ringer. No wonder Danny Almonte was head and shoulders above the other kids: he was two years older. Thus his Rolando Paulino All-Star team from the Bronx got the heave-ho from the tourney. Coach Paulino and Danny's father Felipe were barred from Little League for life for turning children into cheats.
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