Kids Opening Day on the horizon

Published on April 7, 2008 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Memphis Redbirds News Release

Memphis, Tenn. - The Memphis Redbirds and Baptist Pediatric Care will host Kids Opening Weekend Sunday, April 13 at AutoZone Park.

Kids will fill a variety of positions as honorary Redbirds staff members before and during the game. The RedHots will be joined by the junior RedHots and kids will also fill the positions of General Manager, Team Manager and Public Address Announcer.

The Public Address Announcer will introduce the teams with the starting lineups prior to the game. The General Manager will take part in important decisions concerning the park and the fans. The Team Manager will exchange the Redbirds lineup with the Omaha Royals and umpires at home plate before the game. Junior RedHots will dance and sling t-shirts with the RedHots throughout the game. Kids can register for the Baptist Pediatric Kids' Opening Day contest to become an honorary Redbirds staff member at memphisredbirds.com.

Prior to Sunday's game the first 1,500 kids arriving to the park will be given a free P.D. Parrot plush doll courtesy of Baptist Pediatric Care. P.D. Parrot will also be on-site to meet and greet fans.

Baptist Memorial Health Care offers pediatric services at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis and Baptist Rehabilitation-Germantown. The pediatric department at Baptist Memphis provides a complete range of inpatient and outpatient care services. General care and 24-hour emergency services are available for newborns through teens suffering from acute asthma, ear infections, upper respiratory infections, new-onset diabetes, orthopedic and sports injuries and other ailments. Baptist Germantown offers a wide range of rehabilitation services for children. For more information about Baptist's pediatric services, please visit baptistonline.org.

For more information, call (901) 721-6000 or log on to memphisredbirds.com.

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