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Early Life Elaine C Weddington was born on August 31, 1963, in Flushings, New York. Weddington grew up one subway stop from the New York Mets home ballpark, Shea Stadium. Weddington did not participate in any organized sports as a child however she often played wiffle ball with her two brothers at a neighborhood park in Flushing NY. It wasn’t until the mid-1970s when Weddington attended junior high school that she started to acquire an interest in baseball. This fascination began with Weddington being hired as a babysitter for the New York Mets player Felix Millian. Around the same time, Weddington also started to develop an interest in law after learning about the infamous case Brown v. Board of Education. While attending high school at John Bowne High School Weddington attended an eight-week summer course for students who were considering a career in sports called the Jackie Robinson Sports Management Workshop. Weddington became the recipient of the Jackie Robinson Sports Scholarship and used this scholarship to attend St. John’s University in Queens, New York.