Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Brings Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic Series to Peoria, AZ

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Free youth baseball clinic to feature Ron Davis, Kevin Young 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 series on Sunday, April 2nd, 2017. 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 All-Star Ron Davis and 12-year MLB veteran Kevin Young, as well as Gary Christenson, Ray King, Brett Merriman, Reid Nichols, Buddy Schultz and Mike Sember. These eight players combine for 52 seasons and 3,063 games in Major League Baseball.

 

The clinic will take place at Peoria Sports Complex, running from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., located at 16101 N 83rd Ave., Peoria, AZ 85382. Alumni players will train at stations including pitching, catching, base running and life skills. Registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. and the afternoon will conclude with an autograph session and baseball giveaways for children in attendance.

 

To register for this clinic, please visit www.baseballalumni.com. Registration is required.

 

For more information regarding the clinic, please contact Nikki Warner, Communications Director, 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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