Baseball Legends at Fanfest
BASEBALL LEGENDS TO MAKE APPEARANCES AT T-MOBILE ALL-STAR FANFEST
More Than 40 Hall of Famers, Twins Legends and Fan Favorites to Be On-Site Offering
Free Autographs, Clinics and Q&As at Worlds Largest Baseball Theme Park
Hall of Famers, Twins legends and past stars of the game will make appearances at T-Mobile All-Star FanFest from July 11th-15th at the Minneapolis Convention Center, giving fans the opportunity to receive free autographs (with the price of T-Mobile All-Star FanFest admission), as well as participate in question-and-answer sessions and childrens clinics led by former players.
Current and former Twins scheduled to attend include 2014 MLB All-Star Ambassador Joe Mauer, Eddie Guardado, Jim Kaat, Corey Koskie, Tony Oliva, Hall of Famer Paul Molitor, Brad Radke, Jeff Reardon, Hall of Famer Dave Winfield and more. In addition, fans will be treated to appearances by members of the 1987 Twins World Series Championship team, including Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven and MVP Frank Viola; and members of the 1991 Twins World Series Championship team including MVP Jack Morris and Rick Aguilera. Two-time Twins World Series Champions Greg Gagne, Kent Hrbek, Gene Larkin and Al Newman also will be on-hand.
Hall of Famers to participate include T-Mobile All-Star FanFest spokespeople Blyleven, Rod Carew and Molitor, plus Orlando Cepeda, Andre Dawson, Rollie Fingers, Fergie Jenkins, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry, Ozzie Smith and Winfield.
Below is a list of current and former players scheduled to make appearances on each day#. For more details fans can visit AllStarGame.com/FanFestLegends.
Friday, July 11 Bert Blyleven (HOF) Tom Kelly Corey Koskie Kent Hrbek Tony Oliva Rod Carew (HOF) Tim Laudner Juan Berenguer Scott Leius Frank Quilici Kevin Tapani Jim Robinson Pedro Sierra
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Saturday, July 12 Tony Oliva Bert Blyleven (HOF) Scott Erickson Fred Lynn Jim Robinson Pedro Sierra Orlando Cepeda (HOF) Greg Gagne Rick Aguilera Juan Marichal (HOF) |
Sunday, July 13 Gene Larkin Fergie Jenkins (HOF) Randy Bush Doug Mientkiewicz Gaylord Perry (HOF) Al Newman Jim Perry Juan Marichal (HOF) |
Monday, July 14 Joe Mauer Andre Dawson (HOF) Dave Winfield (HOF) Bert Blyleven (HOF) Jim Kaat Eddie Guardado Brad Radke Jack Morris Paul Molitor (HOF) Frank Viola Tim Raines |
Tuesday, July 15 Joe Mauer Jacque Jones Jeff Reardon Paul Molitor (HOF) Rollie Fingers (HOF) Jim Mudcat Grant Rich Rollins
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T-Mobile All-Star FanFest at the Minneapolis Convention Center, which opens on Friday, July 11th and runs through Tuesday, July 15th, is the worlds largest interactive baseball theme park with over 400,000 square feet of baseball-related attractions for fans of all ages. Visitors can practice their baseball skills during clinics hosted by MLB legends and current players; swing like their favorite Major Leaguers in the batting cages; view a collection of MLB trophies and take a photo with the Commissioners Trophy, presented to the World Series Champions; explore exhibits from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum; take photos with and get autographs from former Twins players, MLB Legends and Hall of Famers; and more. T-Mobile returns as title sponsor of T-Mobile All-Star FanFest for a second straight year.
All T-Mobile All-Star FanFest attractions are included with the price of admission, and the only additional costs are for concessions and memorabilia. Tickets are $35 for adults and $30 for children ages 12 and under (children two and under are admitted free), senior citizens and military personnel. T-Mobile All-Star FanFest tickets are sold on a timed-entry basis, so fans are encouraged to purchase tickets early to obtain preferred entry times.
MLB All-Star Week at Target Field includes the 85th MLB All-Star Game (July 15th) on FOX, Gatorade All-Star Workout Day (July 14th) featuring the Gillette Home Run Derby on ESPN, Taco Bell All-Star Sunday (July 13th), including the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game, and T-Mobile All?Star FanFest at the Minneapolis Convention Center (July 11th-15th).
For more MLB All-Star Week information, please visit AllStarGame.com, the MLB All-Star Game Twitter account (@AllStarGame) and MLB All-Star Game Facebook account (Facebook.com/MLBAllStarGame).
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Contact: Matt Bourne or Jen Zudonyi, Major League Baseball, (212) 931-7878, @MLB_PR