BREWSTER, Mass. – It is late July in Cape Cod. An Atlantic breeze drifts over old wooden dugouts and somewhere in the crowd, a young player clings to a dream. The exposure and chance to perform against elite talent might help earn him a path to professional baseball.

But that dream, much like the team’s roster, can disappear faster than anyone expects.

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