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Photos: MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz in Lansing to break ground on baseball stadium

Nick King
Lansing State Journal
MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz, center, Mayor Andy Schor, right, founder Jeff Lazaros, left, and other officials shovel dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz, center, Mayor Andy Schor, right, founder Jeff Lazaros, left, and other officials shovel dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
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MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
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The site of the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
The site of the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Founder Jeff Lazaros speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
Founder Jeff Lazaros speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz, left, talks with Mayor Andy Schor during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz, left, talks with Mayor Andy Schor during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
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Mayor Andy Schor speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
Mayor Andy Schor speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz speaks to media during groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz speaks to media during groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
Founder Jeff Lazaros, center, MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz, to the right, Mayor Andy Schor, to Smoltz's right, and other officials shovel dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
Founder Jeff Lazaros, center, MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz, to the right, Mayor Andy Schor, to Smoltz's right, and other officials shovel dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
Nick King/Lansing State Journal
MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz, right, smiles after Mayor Andy Schor, left, founder Jeff Lazaros, center, and other officials shoveled dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
MLB Hall of Famer and Lansing native John Smoltz, right, smiles after Mayor Andy Schor, left, founder Jeff Lazaros, center, and other officials shoveled dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the John Smoltz Strikeout Baseball Stadium on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Ferris Park in Lansing.
Nick King/Lansing State Journal