Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Brings Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic Series to Kissimmee, 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, March 2nd, 2019. In conjunction with Celebration Little League, the free clinic features former Major League Baseball players who will teach baseball skills, drills and life lessons, concluding with an autograph session and baseball giveaways for children in attendance.
Players attending* include 1995 Atlanta Braves World Series champion and National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Mike Devereaux, as well as 1982 St. Louis Cardinals World Series champion Dave LaPoint. Joining them are Orestes Destrade, Lenny Faedo, Jason Johnson, Seth McClung, James Parr, Wiley Pena and Mark Worrell. These players combine for 62 seasons, 1,727 hits and 2,843 games in Major League Baseball.
Clinic details:
• Celebration Little League Field
851 Celebration Ave., Kissimmee, FL 34747
• Time: Clinic check-in beginning at 2:00 p.m. with instruction running from 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• To register, visit www.baseballalumni.com. Registration is required.
For more information, 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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