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The bats are wooden, the beer is cold, and the merch is a home run. Sandlot baseball clubs in Texas run on an “everyone’s welcome, just grab a bat” ethos—once you score a coveted spot on a team, that is. Choose your playing level: most of the clubs include a handful of teams that offer everything from local pickup games to competitive travel opportunities, known as barnstorms. Texas teams can end up playing one another even if they’re based in opposite corners of the state. The sandlot spirit is one of Texas nostalgia—from the makeshift dugouts to the new communities made inside them.Even with friends and neighbors on the diamond, it’s the vintage-inspired team gear that truly caught our eye. Sandlot teams get creative with…

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