The saying goes, “there’s no crying in baseball,” however followers of the film “A League of Their Personal” and youngsters in Ontario all have a purpose to shed a tear.
The baseball subject the place Tom Hanks’ character coach Jimmy Dugan declared that line to a weeping outfielder burned down in a single day Thursday, the Ontario Fireplace Division stated.
The Ontario Fireplace Division stated {that a} fireplace broke out at Jay Littleton Ball Park, positioned at Grove Avenue and 4th Road, round 11:30 p.m. Thursday, in keeping with information studies.
The blaze had erupted from the dugout and the stands by the point firefighters arrived, officers stated. No accidents had been reported and investigators had been nonetheless making an attempt to find out the reason for the hearth Friday.
The ballpark is owned by town of Ontario and was designated a historic landmark in 2003.
Along with “A League of Their Personal,” an episode of “The X-Recordsdata” was filmed there, together with “Eight Males Out,” and “The Babe,” which portrays the story of Babe Ruth.
