Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Brings Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic Series to Altamonte Springs, FL
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, December 8th, 2018. In conjunction with the Weeks Brothers Foundation, the free clinic features former Major League Baseball players who will teach baseball skills, drills and life lessons for approximately 200 local youth.
Six-year MLB second baseman Jemile Weeks and 11-year All-Star utility player Rickie Weeks began the Weeks Brothers Foundation to use youth sports and education to provide professional excellence to underserved youth in the Greater Orlando area. Players attending* include 1982 St. Louis Cardinals World Series Champion Dave LaPoint, and All-Star and 2005 National League Silver Slugger Award winner Felipe Lopez as well as Orestes Destrade, Brandon Hicks, Jason Johnson, John Lannan and Jim Lewis. These nine players combine for 74 seasons, 2,759 hits and 3,845 games in Major League Baseball.
The clinic will take place at Eastmonte Park, running from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., located at 830 Magnolia Drive, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701. Alumni players will train at stations including pitching, catching, baserunning and life skills. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the morning will conclude with an autograph session and baseball giveaways for children in attendance.
Registration is closed 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 8,300, of which approximately 6,000 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 on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates.
About Legends for Youth Clinics
MLBPAA’s Legends for Youth clinics impact more than 18,000 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, Cuba, Curaçao, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, 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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