The Ripken Experience will be holding a free MBL baseball clinic for boys and girls, ages 6-16, September 19th. This event is the latest stop in a series of clinics being presented by the MLBPAA and the Major League Baseball Players Trust. The City Clinics program promotes baseball, life skills along with education and Myrtle Beach has recently been added to the tour.
Major League players confirmed to participate:
Reggie Sanders
- 17 seasons in Major League Baseball
- Appeared in three World Series
- Member of the 2001 World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks
- Member of the 1995 National League All-Star team
- Slugged 305 career home runs
Steve Rodgers
- 13 seasons in Major League Baseball
- Completed entire career with Montreal Expos
- 5 time All-Star
- 158 career wins as a pitcher
- Winning pitcher of two National League Division Series games
- Winning pitcher of one National League Championship Series game
Tony Womack
- 13 seasons in MLB
- Played in 1,303 career Major League Baseball games
- Member of the 1997 National League All-Star Team
- Member of 2001 World Series Champion Arizona Diamondbacks
- Collected 1,353 career hits in the Major Leagues
John Purdin
- 4 seasons in MLB
- Played for the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Appeared in 58 Major League games as a pitcher
- Played with former Dodger greats Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale
About the Players Trust:
Since 1996, the Major League Baseball
Players Trust has touched the lives of thousands of disadvantaged people in hundreds of communities around the world. Created and run by active Major League baseball players, the 501 (c) 3 charitable foundation is the first in professional sports to be established and administered by the players themselves. The Trust helps support the players’ individual charitable activities and augments them with a core group of community outreach programs.
(http://www.mlbplayers.com)
About Legends for Youth:
The "Legends for Youth" clinic series is a charitable program running over 40 events a year nationwide, with the mission of promoting the game of baseball to America's youth and re-enforcing importantlife skills using positive sports images and personalities.
(http://www.baseballalumni.com )
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