Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Brings Legends for Youth Clinic Series to Norwalk and Bridgeport, CT
Free youth baseball clinic to feature Jim Bouton, Dave Fleming and other MLB Alumni
Colorado Springs, Colo. – Local Norwalk and Bridgeport 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, April 5th and Sunday, April 6th, 2014. In partnership with Simply Baseball, the free clinic series features current and 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 Jim Bouton, Dave Fleming, Fred Cambria, Doug Clemens, Don DeMola, Angel Echevarria, Oreste Marrero, Al Stanek, Bob Tufts and Tony Vlahovic.
Saturday’s clinic will take place at Ben Whone Field, located at 90 New Canaan Ave., Norwalk, CT 06850. Sunday’s clinic will take place at Seaside Park, located at 1 Barnum Dyke, Bridgeport, CT 06604. The clinics will run from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with registration at 9:30 a.m. Alumni players will train at stations including pitching, catching, base running and life skills. The clinics 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 6,400, 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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