Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Brings Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic Series to San Francisco, CA
Free youth baseball clinic to feature Orlando Cepeda, Bert Campaneris 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 this weekend on Saturday, May 10th, 2014. In partnership with the Hanover Insurance Group and Heffernan Insurance Brokers, the free baseball clinic will feature former Major League Baseball players who will teach baseball skills, drills and life lessons for approximately 200 local youth ages 6 – 16.
Players attending* include Hall of Famer, 1958 Rookie of the Year with the San Francisco Giants and 1967 National League MVP Orlando Cepeda, former Oakland Athletics shortstop and six-time All-Star Bert Campaneris, as well as Dwain Anderson, Dennis Burtt, Jim Campbell, Mike Felder, Pat Gomez, Joe Kmak, Jalal Leach, Larry Murray and Rich Robertson.
The clinic will take place at Benedetti Diamond, running from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., located at 2130 Fulton St., San Francisco, CA 94117. Alumni players will train at stations including pitching, catching, base running and life skills. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. The morning will conclude with an autograph session 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, 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 6,800, 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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