Angels' Gene Autry RBI League
Angels Baseball, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Orange County and Major League Baseball partnered together to
create the Angels' Gene Autry Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) League. This youth program, offered to
Orange County Boys & Girls Club members, provides an opportunity for 12 to 18-year-olds to play baseball
and softball and learn important life skills.

The RBI League provides kids who would otherwise not have the chance, the opportunity to play baseball
and softball in an organized league. On the field, RBI concentrates on fundamentals and teamwork, while
stressing citizenship and academics. Off the field, Boys & Girls Club staff teaches RBI players the pillars
of QuickSmart (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training). This nationally acclaimed Boys & Girls Club
prevention program is designed specifically for RBI and assists youths in learning how to make smart
choices regarding alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use.
Currently, twelve Orange County Boys & Girls Clubs are involved in the Gene Autry RBI League:
Westminster, Garden Grove, Placentia-Yorba Linda, Harbor Area, Stanton, Tustin, Huntington Valley,
Fullerton, La Habra/Brea, Capistrano Valley, Cypress, and Santa Ana.
The Gene Autry RBI League is broken down into four divisions:
| Baseball | Senior Boys 16-18 |
| Junior Boys 13-15 |
| Softball | Senior Girls 15-18 |
| Junior Girls 12-14 |
All RBI League players receive a full game uniform and a league cap. Participants are also provided with
catcher's gear, bats, balls and helmets. The league provides umpires for all games while Boys & Girls Club
staff oversees the operation of the games and the playing fields.
Angels' Gene Autry RBI Clinics
Each year, the Angels' Gene Autry RBI League hosts morning Baseball and Softball Clinics in the outfield of
Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Members of the league, ages 12 to 18, work on their fielding, batting, sliding,
and pitching skills in the outfield with Boys & Girls Club staff, local coaches, and Angels' players and
coaches. They also learn about QuickSMART, a prevention program designed to give kids the skills to make
wise choices in their daily lives. The clinic provided the RBI players with many new skills as well as
many great memories of playing on a big league field. This year, Angels catcher Mike Napoli, outfielder
Tommy Murphy, and bullpen catcher Steve Solis were on hand to help coach the baseball clinic.
RBI Coaches Clinic
In addition to hosting a clinic for RBI players, the Angels Gene Autry RBI League also hosts an annual clinic for the RBI League coaches. Jim Perry from the Positive Coaching Alliance was on hand to instruct and Al Arevalos, Director of Prevention and Intervention Services of Helpline Youth Counseling Inc, conducted a QuickSMART session for the coaches. After the clinic, the coaches had an opportunity to meet and talk with Angels Manager Mike Scioscia in the Angels dugout.