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Oriole Advocates’ ‘Cardboard to Leather’ moving to The Diamond Collective in Pigtown
A familiar name in Baltimore’s grassroots baseball scene is getting a new home base. The Oriole Advocates’ Cardboard to Leather program is relocating to The Diamond Collective in Pigtown, consolidating its storage and sorting next to the facility’s training footprint at 1205 S. Carey St., with the move targeted for late May [1][2].Cardboard to Leather gathers, repairs, and redistributes used baseball and softball gear to young players locally and abroad, a pipeline that has included collaborations with neighborhood programs such as BUBA Baseball [1]. The relocation brings the operation into The Diamond Collective’s 20,000-square-foot setup—six hitting tunnels, open turf, and gym equipment—while keeping it close to on-field development and community programming [1][2].The Diamond Collective serves as a campus for multiple baseball nonprofits and also offers camps, private training, and facility rentals, aiming to widen access to the game across South Baltimore [2]. The Oriole Advocates continue to support inclusive opportunities through initiatives like Challenger Baseball for children with special needs [1].