{"id":8,"date":"2017-08-16T05:50:03","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T05:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.smekdigital.com\/iabf\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2024-02-04T02:02:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T02:02:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iabf.foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1502867910781{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][rev_slider_vc alias=&#8221;home-1&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1502868605748{background-color: #db060f !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;homeabt&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;IABF Mission Statement&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;m_t_0 text-uppercase white&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;white&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Italian American Baseball Foundation works to bridge the gap between Italy and the United States through baseball and softball. 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The core functions of the foundation are to build a pipeline of baseball and softball players from Italy to the United States through college scholarships and showcases, support the Italian National Teams as American partners and promote heritage and pride for Italian Americans in baseball from high school to the Major League levels.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5955&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;container&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;2023 IABF Guest of Honor Award&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Terry Francona<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Series-winning manager Terry Francona is one of the most successful managers in modern history and should be in Cooperstown in a handful of years, too<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Francona, who led the Red Sox to two World Series titles, including the one that snapped a historic 86-year winless streak in 2004, managed since 1997 and played from 1981 to 1990.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His 2017 Cleveland team set an American League record with 22 consecutive wins. 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