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Chron

Back in September, we told you about Hailey Dawson, a 7-year-old girl with a 3D printed hand and a dream to throw out the first pitch at every MLB ballpark. To recap: Bleacher Report tweeted a video introducing us to Hailey, a bunch of MLB teams responded and within a week it was decided that Hailey would throw out the first pitch at Game 4 of the World Series.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Late in the afternoon in early October, the Dawson family gathered to watch son Zach’s baseball game.

Digital Trends

Stem cells are a crucial part of modern medicine and can be used to treat a wide variety of medical conditions. Now researchers at University of Nevada, Las Vegas have discovered a new way of harvesting these all-important biological cells by (get ready to wince!) extracting them from the root pulp inside every tooth.

ZDNet

Mom couldn't find a company to create a robotic hand for her daughter, so she came up with a novel solution.

AJC.com

Hailey Dawson’s quest to throw out the first pitch at every major-league baseball park now will include a toss at the World Series.

ABC News

A girl with a 3-D printed prosthetic hand whose dream of throwing the first pitch at every major league ballpark has been widely shared, is now scheduled to throw the first pitch at Game 4 of the World Series, the MLB confirmed to ABC News today.

Daily Mail

A little girl with a 3D printed robotic hand is gearing up to throw out the first pitch at nearly every Major League Baseball park in the country after her wish to do so went viral.

NY Daily News

This little girl has big baseball dreams. Hailey Dawson, a 7-year-old from Las Vegas who uses a 3-D printed hand, wants to break the world record for the number of ceremonial first pitches at every Major League Baseball stadium — and teams are lining up to let her in.

Daily Dot

Hailey Dawson, a seven-year-old girl with a rare defect that left her without three fingers on her right hand, wants to throw out the first pitch at every MLB ballpark. Today, her dream got a lot closer to reality.

3DPrint.com

While 3D printed prosthetics are good at helping people complete simple tasks like holding a pen or opening a door, we’ve also seen some special 3D printed prostheses for use in activities like playing an instrument, running, or playing sports, like baseball. 7-year-old Hailey Dawson, who is missing the three middle fingers on her right hand, wants to show people that kids with handicaps like hers can still have great lives and enjoy normal activities. You may ask how exactly she plans to do this, and the answer is pretty interesting – by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch for every Major League Baseball (MLB) game.

Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal

A little girl born with a rare disease is on a quest to throw the ceremonial first pitch for every Major League Baseball team as she sets out to prove that children can live extraordinary lives despite their handicaps or physical deformities.

Calvin Ayre

New high-tech shuffling machines will hit the market in 2018, offering a table-game platform that promises to increase productivity, reduce card costs, and attain never-before-realized levels of game protection.