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Baseball Month in Rochester - May 29

May 29, 2012 - International League (IL) Rochester Red Wings

ROCHESTER, NY - The Empire State Yankees tonight host Day 29 of Baseball Month in Rochester at Frontier Field. The details for May 29:

GAME INFO: Toledo Mud Hens (LHP Adam Wilk) at Empire State Yankees (RHP Adam Warren), 7:05 p.m.

HOSTED ORGANIZATION IN SUITE: Compeer Rochester, which serves as a bridge to enhanced wellness and community integration for those with social and emotional barriers

RAFFLE ITEMS: Brett Gardner autographed baseball, Bobby Grich autographed photo, Don Baylor autographed photo, Joe Benson autographed baseball,

Manny Banuelos autographed baseball

SPIKES APPEARANCE: Apollo Middle School (Greece)

YESTERDAY'S RAFFLE TOTAL: $358

MONTH-TO-DATE RAFFLE TOTAL: $7,757

YESTERDAY'S ATTENDANCE: 2,139

MONTH-TO-DATE ATTENDANCE: 84,708

Raffle tickets will be sold through the fifth inning. They are $1 apiece, six for $5, and an arm's length for $10. Winners will be announced at the end of the sixth inning.

Gardner appeared in two games with the Empire State Yankees at Frontier Field from May 8-9 while on a rehabilitation assignment. He is still on the major league disabled list. Grich played two seasons with the Red Wings from 1970-71 and went on to enjoy a 17-year major league career with the Baltimore Orioles (1970-76) and California Angels (1977-86). Baylor played 19 seasons in the majors with Baltimore (1970-75), Oakland (1976, 1988), California (1977-82), New York Yankees (1983-85), Boston (1986-87), and Minnesota (1987). He is currently in his second season as the hitting coach of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Spikes has traveled 867 miles thus far during Baseball Month in Rochester.

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