MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BRINGS LEGENDS FOR YOUTH BASEBALL CLINIC SERIES TO SACRAMENTO, CA
Free youth baseball clinic to feature Greg Vaughn, Randy Lerch and other MLB
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 Tuesday, August 15th, 2017. The free clinic features former Major League Baseball players who will teach baseball skills, drills and life lessons for approximately 200 local youth.
Players attending* include four-time All-Star and 1998 National League Silver Slugger Award winner Greg Vaughn and 11-year MLB veteran Randy Lerch, as well as Fred Breining, Tim Fortugno, Mike Frank, Pat Gomez, Kurt Knudsen, Jalal Leach and Jerry Nielsen. These nine players combine for 44 seasons, 98 wins and 2,419 games in Major League Baseball.
The clinic will take place at Bradshaw Christian High School – Greg Vaughn Field, home of the Pride, running from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., located at 9555 Calvine Road, Sacramento, CA 95829. 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.
To register for this clinic, please visit www.baseballalumni.com. Registration is required.
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 on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for 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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