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Mayor, Nashville Sounds to Host Groundbreaking

January 15, 2014 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Nashville Sounds News Release


NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Mayor Karl Dean and the Nashville Sounds will host a groundbreaking for the city's new minor league ballpark at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27 at the future ballpark site at Sulphur Dell. A Family Fun Festival will follow from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

The Family Fun Festival will include free refreshments and baseball-themed activities for kids. It will also include a special appearance by Major League Baseball player Albert Pujols.

The ballpark is expected to be completed in time for the 2015 season. The city's investment in a new ballpark returns baseball to its historic home in Sulphur Dell and will spur further redevelopment of the Jefferson Street area

WHO: Karl Dean, Mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville Frank Ward and Masahiro Honzawa, Owners of the Nashville Sounds Pat O'Conner, President and CEO of Minor League Baseball Doug Melvin, General Manager of the Milwaukee Brewers

WHAT: Ballpark Groundbreaking and Family Fun Festival

WHEN: Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 3 p.m., groundbreaking 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Family Fun Festival

WHERE: Site of future ballpark at Sulphur Dell Enter on Fifth Avenue near Jackson Street


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