Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Brings Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic and "Swing with the Legends" Golf Classic to Palm Coast, FL
Event to feature Rollie Fingers, Darrell Evans, Jim Leyritz 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, September 27th, 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. Following the clinic there will be a legends celebrity game.
The Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association will also host a “Swing with the Legends” celebrity golf tournament. The event will feature Hall of Famers, former MLB All-Stars, World Series champions and other alumni players. A celebrity dinner will take place on Sunday, September 28th and the golf tournament will take place on Monday, September 29th. Proceeds from this event will benefit KinderVision and the MLBPAA.
Alumni players attending* the event include Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers, two-time World Series champion Jim Leyritz and two-time All-Star Darrell Evans, as well as Travis Baptist, Butch Benton, Greg Blosser, Joe Boever, John Castino, Jason Childers, Denny Doyle, Tim Foli, Rich Folkers, John Frascatore, Mike Heath, Andy McGaffigan, Ted Power, Steve Ratzer, Jason Romano, Jim Rooker, Bill Stein, John Stephens, Bob Stinson, Anthony Telford, Jon Warden and Mark Whiten.
The clinic and celebrity game will take place at Jackie Robinson Ballpark, home of the Daytona Cubs, located at 105 E. Orange Ave., Daytona Beach, FL 32114. The clinic will run from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 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, followed by the legends game at 5:00 p.m. To register for this clinic, please visit www.baseballalumni.com. Registration is required.
The celebrity dinner will be hosted by The Club at Hammock Beach, located at 200 Ocean Crest Dr., Palm Coast, FL 32137. Dinner programming will take place on Sunday, September 28th at 5:00 p.m. The golf event the next day will be hosted by the Ocean Course at Hammock Beach, located at 105 16th Rd. E, Palm Coast, FL 32137. The tournament will begin with registration at 8:00 a.m. and a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m., followed by an awards luncheon at 2:00 p.m.
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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