Pirates Winter Caravan To Visit Jamestown Thursday, December 13
November 26, 2012 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Jamestown Jammers News Release
The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced their 2012 Winter Caravan stop details for Jamestown, NY - home of the Pirates new short-season Single-A affiliate, the Jamestown Jammers. On Thursday, December 13, fans will have the opportunity to meet Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, players Alex Presley, Josh Harrison and Gaby Sanchez along with broadcaster Tim Neverett at Jamestown Community College.
The three-day caravan event features private and public appearances by current players, coaches, broadcasters, front office officials as well as the Pirate Parrot and/or Pirates Pierogies. At each public visit, the participants will sign free autographs for fans, meet with members of the media and discuss the 2013 Pirates season as well as share holiday well wishes with Pirates fans across the region.
The Pirates Caravan stop in Jamestown begins with a media session from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Jamestown Community College. The Caravan stop in Jamestown concludes with a free autograph session open to the public at the college from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The 2012 Caravan is currently scheduled to visit 20 different communities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and New York from Tuesday, December 11 through Thursday, December 13 in advance of the 23rd annual PirateFest that will take place at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16.
The 23rd annual PirateFest will take place during the weekend following the Caravan and will once again take place at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The three-day interactive baseball carnival will begin with a Season Ticket Holders only day on Friday, December 14 followed by two days open to the general public on Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16. Last year's PirateFest saw 16,574 fans attend the festive event, the second-largest crowd since moving the annual event to the convention center in 2003.
The event will offer free autograph sessions, youth baseball clinics, prizes, games, question and answer sessions with Pirates management and players, and much more.
Tickets for PirateFest are $12.00 for adults and $6.00 for kids 14 and younger. Tickets can be purchased in advance at pirates.com/piratefest or by calling 1-800-BUY-BUCS. PirateFest player appearances and autograph schedules will be announced at a later date on the team's official website at pirates.com.
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