A 13-year tradition kicks off the Greatest Show on Dirt. For the Stevens family, being at the CWS this year means more than catching a ball game.

The Athletes Unlimited Softball League, a professional softball league backed by Major League Baseball, played their first of three games McMurry Park in Sulphur on Thursday evening.

In a sea of massive humans, Landon Jackson stands out. He just looks like somebody. The Buffalo Bills’ third-round pick is 6-foot-6, 264 pounds with frying pan-sized hands and a physique chiseled from ...