SL1 Birmingham Barons

Jeremy Reed Named the Barons Top Old Navy Slugger for July

August 5, 2003 - Southern League (SL1)
Birmingham Barons News Release


BIRMINGHAM, AL – Birmingham Barons slugger Jeremy Reed was named Old Navy's Home Run Hero Award for the month of July, and will be honored in a special on-field pre-game ceremony at the Hoover Met on Friday, August 15. Reed topped the Barons list for homers in July with four dingers. Previous winners for the Barons this year have been Ryan Hankins, Gabe Alvarez and Guillermo Reyes.

The Old Navy Home Run Hero Award, which honors Minor League Baseball's rising stars, is now in its second year. The program tracks the top 15 Minor League home run hitters throughout the season, concluding with the top hitter in all of Minor League Baseball winning both a trophy and $200 for each home run he hit during the season. This season ending presentation will be made in December at the baseball Winter Meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fans will be able to root for their hometown heroes by tracking the top batters on www.minorleagueball.com and www.oldnavy.com.

Over the past six years, Old Navy, the store known for great clothes at great prices, has had great success with its "At Bat" program and supporting Minor League Baseball. This season, the company is once again stepping up to the plate at ballparks across America.

Old Navy is also extending the home run fun and excitement to fans with the Old Navy Home Run Jackpot. Fans and players alike can really strike it rich with a chance to win an Old Navy "At Bat" Shopping Card every time a home run is hit during the designated home run "jackpot" inning. The prize starts at $25 and if the first batter up doesn't hit a home run the pot builds by another $25 with each new "jackpot" inning. So far this year no Baron has hit a homer in the designated inning and the jackpot now stands at $1,400.

Old Navy makes shopping fun and fashion affordable for the whole family, with the best in denim, khakis, graphic tees, and more – plus the Old Navy Item of the Week, each and every week, a special item at a special price. Shop for great clothes at great prices for adults, kids and babies at over 800 stores in the United States and Canada, including flagships in San Francisco, Manhattan, Chicago and Seattle – or shop around the clock at oldnavy.com.

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