IL1 Rochester Red Wings

Baseball Month in Rochester - May 10

May 10, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


ROCHESTER, NY - The Empire State Yankees tonight host Day 10 of Baseball Month in Rochester at Frontier Field. The details for May 10:

GAME INFO: Columbus Clippers (RHP Corey Kluber) at Empire State Yankees (RHP D.J. Mitchell), 1:05 p.m.

HOSTED ORGANIZATION IN SUITE: Catholic Charities Community Services, which is committed to enhancing and strengthening the independence, inclusion,

and individuality of persons with disabilities as well as those who are living with HIV/AIDS

RAFFLE ITEMS: Autographed baseballs by Adam Dunn, Sandy Alomar Jr., Jason Kipnis, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, and Brandon Laird

SPIKES AND MITTSY APPEARANCE: Wegmans on Mt. Read Blvd (9:30 a.m.)

YESTERDAY'S RAFFLE TOTAL: $213

MONTH-TO-DATE TOTAL: $3,531

YESTERDAY'S ATTENDANCE: 1,551

MONTH-TO-DATE ATTENDANCE: 32,067

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.

Dunn has hit 375 career home runs in 12 seasons, including 10 with the White Sox this year. He hit at least 40 homers in five consecutive seasons from 2004-08. Alomar Jr. is the bench coach for the Clippers' parent club, the Cleveland Indians. The 25-year-old Kipnis is Cleveland's second baseman. He was selected by the Indians in the second round of the 2009 draft and played 92 games for Columbus last season.

Spikes and Mittsy have traveled 318 miles thus far during Baseball Month in Rochester.




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