ABOUT:

FIRST PITCH: THE U.S. MANIPUR BASEBALL PROJECT is a non-profit venture established in January 2005. It is based in New York and has an affiliate in Imphal, the capital of Manipur.

MLBI coaches with Manipuri coaches. November 2007.	Protective helmets are being used for the first time in Manipur.	Manipuri coaches receiving training. November 2006.

The mission of FIRST PITCH is to help Manipuri baseball teams establish baseball as a professional sport. It aims to assist the hundreds of eager Manipuri baseball players - and their throngs of enthusiastic supporters - to fully enjoy the great sport of baseball.

The long-term objective of FIRST PITCH is to establish in Manipur, where the game is already widely played, a much-needed and timely center for baseball in India.