The Connecticut town where Dan and Laura Olson raised their three children — Jackson, Alex and Ari — and where Jackson’s baseball story began in youth leagues coached by his father. New Milford is the quiet starting point of an unlikely journey: from local diamonds to college baseball, viral videos, the Savannah Bananas in 2022 and a ballroom on Dancing with the Stars season 35.
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