Tim McGarry happened upon an HBO television show depicting special-needs children playing baseball on a unique cushioned field in Georgia. Tim called HBO and was put in touch with Diane Alford, the executive director of the original Miracle League in Conyers, Georgia. You see, Tim loves baseball and holds a special love in his heart for special-needs children since his brother Rory lived with a birth defect during his lifetime.

Simultaneously a different gentleman, Sal Cordaro, saw the same HBO program and was pursuing the same opportunity through Diane Alford with the original Conyers, Georgia Miracle League. Sal too loved baseball and wanted his son Aaron, who has Asperger’s Syndrome to experience the same joy and excitement of playing baseball as the children in Georgia.

Diane put Tim and Sal in contact with each other and the rest, as they say, “is history”.

Relive that magical 1st day!  Click the video above or click here to read an award winning article written by Ron Kantowski of the Las Vegas Review Journal about the heart warming beginning of the Miracle League of Las Vegas.

April 19, 2009: Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Miracle League of Las Vegas located in the Engelstad Family Park on the Campus of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).  The Engelstad Foundation generously donated the funds for the construction of the field.  Sal Cordaro worked with The First Christian Church to secure the donation of the land.  The kindness of The First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) was equally important in turning this dream into a reality.

November 21, 2009:  Grand Opening Dedication of the Miracle League of Las Vegas Ball Park, and the first official “exhibition game” with over 60 players and buddies.

April 10, 2010:  The official FIRST game with Mayor Oscar Goodman throwing out the first pitch (SEE THE VIDEO).

March 21, 2015:  OPENING DAY of the Spring 2015 Season with Mayor Carolyn Goodman throwing out the first pitch.

December 5, 2015: Los Angeles Dodgers star left-hander, Clayton Kershaw, takes the mound at the Miracle League ball field (read the beautiful article written by Ron Kantowski of the Las Vegas Review Journal).

January 29, 2018:  Miracle League of Las Vegas adds (much needed!) shade structures thanks to the generosity of the Engelstad Foundation.  Read the story HERE.

April 12, 2018:  Miracle League of Las Vegas adds Soccer to the sports lineup for the first time ever.  WATCH video coverage HERE.

September 28, 2019:  Miracle League of Las Vegas unveils a beautiful new LED scoreboard.  Read the story HERE.