Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Brings Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic and “Swing with the Legends” Golf Classic to Commerce, MI
Event to feature Rollie Fingers, Darrell Evans, Ray Herbert and other MLB Alumni
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 on Saturday, July 19th, 2014. The free baseball clinic features Major League Baseball players who will teach baseball skills, drills and life lessons for approximately 200 local youth ages 6 – 16.
The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association will also host a “Swing with the Legends” celebrity golf tournament hosted by 1981 Cy Young Award and American League MVP, Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers. The event will feature former MLB All-Stars, Tigers, World Series champions and other alumni players. A celebrity dinner will take place on Sunday, July 20th and the golf tournament will take place on Monday, July 21st. Proceeds from this event will benefit KinderVision and the MLBPAA.
Other alumni players attending* the event include Tom Davey, Darrell Evans, Glen Gulliver, Ray Herbert, Von Joshua, Don Kirkwood, Bob Miller, Al Moran, Paul Noce, Daniel O’Brien, Dan Petry, Thomas Ragland, Dennis Rasmussen, Brian Sikorski, Ray Soff, Tom Timmerman, Jon Warden and Bill Zepp.
The clinic will take place at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Baseball Complex from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. located at 3535 Indian Trail, Orchard Lake Village, MI 48324. Alumni players will train at stations including pitching, catching, baserunning and life skills. Registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. The afternoon will conclude with an autograph session for children in attendance. To register for this clinic, please visit www.baseballalumni.com. Registration is required.
Both the celebrity dinner and golf event will be hosted by the Edgewood Country Club, located at 8399 Commerce Road, Commerce Township, MI 48382. Dinner programming will take place on Sunday, July 20th. The evening will begin with a reception at 5:00 p.m., followed by the dinner program at 6:30 p.m. The golf event the next day will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. followed by an awards ceremony and luncheon.
For more information regarding either event, please contact Nikki Warner, Director of Communications, at nikki@mlbpaa.com or visit www.baseballalumni.com.
*Attendees 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 6,900, of which approximately 5,300 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 15,000 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, the Dominican Republic, 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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