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Bay Area 5th grader competing in MLB Players STEM League championship in Miami
A fifth grader from San Francisco is representing the Bay Area on a global stage on Friday.
Amy Colindres is competing in the annual 2026 MLB Players STEM League Global Championship in Miami, which is taking place at the same time as the World Baseball Classic.
At Junipero Serra Elementary, Colindres trained every Tuesday after school, playing in the MLB Players STEM League. The baseball-inspired game combines Colindres’ two favorite things: math and the San Francisco Giants. The game teaches fourth to eighth graders math skills, using real MLB player statistics.
Colindres is an All-Star student, competing against students from around the nation and the world. The program initially launched in 2021, and this year features the largest number of countries represented in the competition to date, with students from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Brazil, Japan, and South Korea.
“I feel, like, surprised, and I thought it was a dream, because I was, like, I hope I win, but I wasn’t that sure,” said Colindres.
Dorene Fontanilla, her after-school program leader with Bay Area Community Resources, was certainly sure about Amy, who wasn’t originally in her after-school program but really wanted to be a part of it. She became a standout student with her positive attitude, passion to learn, and dedication to teamwork, and Fontanilla quickly saw how Amy and her bright smile were an inspiring addition.
“I was telling my students that whoever shows good sportsmanship, teamwork, and overall enjoys the game, I will choose them in the championship in Miami,” said Fontanilla. “So she heard me, and she said, ‘I wanna do that, and I’m gonna ask.’ The next day, she comes to me and says, ‘I can do it. When can I play?’ I’m very proud of her. I love her excitement. I love her determination.”
“And then when I got picked, I was, like, I’m very happy that I could cry!” said Colindres.
Colindres says the program makes her feel smart and brave to try new things. Now what once felt like a dream is taking her all the way to the championship in Miami.
The nonprofit Learn Fresh created the MLB Players STEM League in partnership with the MLB Players Trust. Students receive an all-expenses-paid trip to participate in the tournament, and they also get to watch the World Baseball Classic in Miami.
The winner will be crowned on Saturday.
A missing person case out of Seaside involving a San Francisco man is now being considered suspicious.“His disappearance is extremely unusual. He’s never done this before,” said Seaside Police Chief Nick Borges.Thirty-four-year-old Dewayne Williams of San Francisco has been missing since early Monday morning, when he left and never returned.“He’s healthy. He doesn’t suffer from any type of mental condition. There have been no reports of any substance abuse and no reports of him being suicidal,” Borges said.Williams and his wife were in town last weekend to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It was their first time in the area, and now the husband is missing. Williams was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, black jeans and orange Nikes. His wife spoke to KSBW by phone from San Francisco.“If anyone has seen him, please just give me a call or let me know something. We just want to know if he’s OK. His mom, his uncles, his son — everyone is worried. We have a lot of people out looking for him, even in San Francisco,” said Patrice Williams, the missing man’s wife.His wife told detectives her husband went to the beach early Monday morning while it was still dark, then returned around 3:30 a.m., saying he was going to a bus stop where he had left his jacket. Surveillance video shows him walking north on Fremont Boulevard near Playa Avenue, close to the Gateway Lodge, where the couple was staying. Police said Williams does not own a cellphone.“If that’s all true, that makes this extremely suspicious that a grown adult wanders off in the middle of the night and does not return home or to his hotel. It’s concerning,” Borges said.Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Dewayne Williams is asked to call 911 or Seaside police.
A missing person case out of Seaside involving a San Francisco man is now being considered suspicious.
“His disappearance is extremely unusual. He’s never done this before,” said Seaside Police Chief Nick Borges.
Thirty-four-year-old Dewayne Williams of San Francisco has been missing since early Monday morning, when he left and never returned.
“He’s healthy. He doesn’t suffer from any type of mental condition. There have been no reports of any substance abuse and no reports of him being suicidal,” Borges said.
Williams and his wife were in town last weekend to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It was their first time in the area, and now the husband is missing. Williams was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, black jeans and orange Nikes. His wife spoke to KSBW by phone from San Francisco.
“If anyone has seen him, please just give me a call or let me know something. We just want to know if he’s OK. His mom, his uncles, his son — everyone is worried. We have a lot of people out looking for him, even in San Francisco,” said Patrice Williams, the missing man’s wife.
His wife told detectives her husband went to the beach early Monday morning while it was still dark, then returned around 3:30 a.m., saying he was going to a bus stop where he had left his jacket. Surveillance video shows him walking north on Fremont Boulevard near Playa Avenue, close to the Gateway Lodge, where the couple was staying. Police said Williams does not own a cellphone.
“If that’s all true, that makes this extremely suspicious that a grown adult wanders off in the middle of the night and does not return home or to his hotel. It’s concerning,” Borges said.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Dewayne Williams is asked to call 911 or Seaside police.
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The San Francisco Giants continue their four-game series against the New York Mets tonight at Oracle Park.
Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Tyler Mahle, who finished the 2025 season with a 2.18 ERA, 3.37 FIP, with 66 strikeouts to 29 walks in 86.2 innings pitched. His first start this season was in the Giants’ 3-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday, in which he allowed two runs on five hits with five strikeouts and a walk in four innings.
He’ll be facing off against Mets right-hander Nolan McLean, who finished the 2025 season with a 2.06 ERA, 2.97 FIP, with 57 strikeouts to 16 walks in 48 innings pitched. His first start this season was in the Mets’ 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday, in which he allowed two runs on four hits with eight strikeouts and two walks in five innings.
Who: San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets
Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area, KNTV
National broadcast: MLB Network
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM
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