
McKeon Just Getting Started at First Horizon Park
Published on August 16, 2006 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Greensboro Grasshoppers News Release
(Greensboro, NC) Former Florida Marlins manager, Jack McKeon, will be stopping by First Horizon Park on Friday, August 18 for an autograph session with his latest book, I'm Just Getting Started.
Fans can purchase the book in The Hoppers Yard souvenir shop for $24.95 beginning at 5:30pm on Friday. All proceeds of the sale will benefit the Jack McKeon Baseball Scholarship at Elon University. Outside items will not be permitted for the autograph session.
"Jack is a great friend of baseball and an icon in this community," said Grasshoppers President Donald Moore. "It is a great opportunity for our fans to support a great cause and meet a exceptional man of baseball history."
The pre-game autograph session will take place from 5:30pm - 7:00pm in The Hoppers Yard, located at the Bellemeade entrance of the ballpark.
The Hoppers continue their four-game homestand against the Lexington Legends tonight at 7:00pm.
For information on tickets and upcoming promotions, please contact us at 336.268.2255 or online at www.gsohoppers.com. Tickets are still available for the final eight games of the 2006 season!
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