Back to School Blast Saturday, August 22nd
August 6, 2015 - Florida State League (FSL1)
Tampa Yankees News Release
Tampa, FL - The Tampa Yankees will celebrate the beginning of another school year as they host their annual "Back to School Blast" on Saturday, August 22nd at George M. Steinbrenner Field. They play the Daytona Tortugas at 6:00PM & the gates will open to all fans at 4:30PM.
The first 500 kids to arrive (ages 14 & younger) will receive a backpack, sponsored by OneMain Financial. The Tampa Kids Market will be set up on the concourse with vendors of all ages selling products they've handmade from 4:30-8:00PM. Kids will have the opportunity to run the bases from 5-5:15PM & player autographs will be given on the concourse from 5:10-5:30PM. A face painter and balloon artist will also be on the concourse from 4:30-6:30PM. After the game, fans can enjoy a fireworks display courtesy of Sonny's BBQ.
Bring two canned good items to the Steinbrenner Field box office in support of The Volunteer Way and receive a $2 GA ticket. In addition to the "Back to School Blast", it will be Friends & Family Saturday sponsored by Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. Family 4-Packs will be available for $38 and include four reserved tickets, hot dogs, bags of chips, sodas & TY caps and two passes to Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. Family 4-Packs can only be purchased at the Steinbrenner Field Box Office.
The Tampa Yankees are the Single-A Advanced affiliate of the New York Yankees. For more information on the Tampa Yankees visit www.tybaseball.com or call (813) 673-3055.
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