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Baseball Month in Rochester - May 22

Published on May 22, 2012 under International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release


ROCHESTER, NY - The Rochester Red Wings today host Day 22 of Baseball Month in Rochester at Frontier Field. The details for May 22:

GAME INFO: Gwinnett Braves (RHP Julio Teheran) at Rochester Red Wings (RHP Daryl Thompson), 11:05 a.m.

HOSTED ORGANIZATION IN SUITE: CDS Monarch, a human service organization that supports people in pursuit of their personal dreams

RAFFLE ITEMS: Rod Carew autographed baseball, Freddie Freeman autographed baseball, Julio Teheran autographed baseball, Tsuyoshi Nishioka autographed baseball, Brandon Laird autographed baseball

SPIKES APPEARANCE: St. Joseph School (Penfield, NY)

YESTERDAY'S RAFFLE TOTAL: $353

MONTH-TO-DATE TOTAL: $7,217

YESTERDAY'S ATTENDANCE: 4,588

MONTH-TO-DATE ATTENDANCE: 77,842

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.

Carew was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 after a 19-year playing career with the Minnesota Twins (1967-78) and California Angels (1979-85). He was the 1967 American League Rookie of the Year, the 1977 AL Most Valuable Player, and an 18-time All-Star. Freeman is in his third year with the Atlanta Braves, batting .268 with seven home runs and 32 RBI in 40 games. Teheran, who pitches today for Gwinnett, entered the 2012 season as the Braves' No. 1 prospect according to Baseball America.

Spikes has traveled 681 miles thus far during Baseball Month in Rochester.




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