Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Brings Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic Series to Phoenix, AZ
Colorado Springs, Colo. – Local youth will have an opportunity to play with their big league heroes at the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) Legends for Youth baseball clinic series on Saturday, March 25th, 2017. In conjunction with Maryvale Healthy Living Mercado - an event promoting healthy lifestyles - the free clinic features current and former Major League Baseball players who will teach baseball skills, drills and life lessons for approximately 200 local youth.
Players attending* include former New York Mets teammates and 1969 World Series champions Duffy Dyer and James McAndrew, as well as Larry Miller and Ken Rudolph. These four players combine for 33 seasons and 1,259 games in Major League Baseball, compiling 42 wins and 629 hits between them.
The clinic will take place at Maryvale Community Park, running from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., located at 3320 North 51st Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85031. Alumni players will train at stations including pitching, catching, base running and life skills. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m. and the morning will conclude with an autograph session and baseball giveaways for children in attendance.
Registration is closed to the public at this time.
For more information regarding the clinic, please contact Nikki Warner, Director of Communications, at (719) 477-1870, ext. 105 or visit www.baseballalumni.com.
*Clinicians subject to change.
About The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA)
MLBPAA was founded in 1982 with the mission of promoting baseball, raising money for charity and protecting the dignity of the game through its Alumni players. The MLBPAA is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO with a membership of more than 7,800, of which approximately 6,100 are Alumni and active players. Alumni players find the MLBPAA to be a vital tool to become involved in charity and community philanthropy. Follow @MLBPAA for Twitter updates.
About Legends for Youth Clinics
MLBPAA’s Legends for Youth clinics impact more than 16,000 children each year, allowing them the unique opportunity to interact with and learn from players who have left a lasting impact on the game of baseball. The MLBPAA has reached children across America and internationally in Australia, Canada, China, Curaçao, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Nicaragua, the United Kingdom and Venezuela, through the Legends for Youth clinic series. To donate to this program, visit baseballalumni.com/donate. The official hashtag of the Legends for Youth clinic series is #LFYClinic.
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