Roger Clemens Appearance Added to Northwoods League All-Star Game Festivities
July 20, 2023 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Traverse City Pit Spitters News Release
Traverse City, MI - Today, the Traverse City Pit Spitters are proud to announce that Roger "Rocket" Clemens will be in Traverse City to attend the upcoming Northwoods League All-Star Game brought to you by Traverse City Tourism. This announcement comes on the heels of the release of the Great Lakes Home Run Challenge participants.
11-time All-Star Roger "Rocket" Clemens will join the Pit Spitters for an appearance at Turtle Creek Stadium as they welcome the Northwoods League Great Lakes All-Star Game to town, Tuesday, July 25th. Clemens played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball, tallying 4,672 strikeouts in his career, 7 Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher in history, and two World Series Championships.
"As a native Houstonian, I remember Roger from his Astros days," said General Manager, Jacqueline Holm.
"Roger is one of the best to ever do it and bringing his accolades to Traverse City is incredibly exciting for our fans. His interest in this event also speaks to the quality of baseball in this league and the talent level of the kids on these All-Star rosters!" Roger is slated to be on field during the Home Run Challenge on Monday night and back for the All-Star Game on Tuesday to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Clemens' appearances on Monday and Tuesday add to an already jam-packed lineup of fan festivities, kicking off with the Home Run Challenge, July 24th, a matchup of Great Lakes East and West's best home run hitters going yard! Tuesday, July 25th kicks off with Fanfest prior to the All-Star Game featuring live music from The Knuckleheads, face painting, bounce houses, catch on the field and kids run the bases with All-Star Game Entertainment provided by Tyler's Amazing Balancing Act! Tyler has entertained fans at ballparks across America and now he's at Turtle Creek Stadium- check out his balancing here.
The Pit Spitters players looking to go yard at this year's Home Run Challenge are center-fielder Parker Brosius, catcher Tyler Minnick and third baseman Glenn Miller, along with 15 other Great Lakes East and Great Lakes West players. The Northwoods League also added two additional Pit Spitters to the Great Lakes East roster: alternate pitchers Aren Gustafson and Aaron Forrest. In addition to the three Home Run Challenge participants, and two alternates, seven additional Pit Spitters were named to the All-Star Game Roster for the Great Lakes East, coached this year by Field Manager, Josh Rebandt.
"The opportunity to coach an All-Star Game has always been on my bucket list," said Josh Rebandt, Field Manager for the Traverse City Pit Spitters. "It's thrilling to not only have great representation from the Pit Spitters on the Great Lakes East roster, but to be able to host and coach at home makes it even more special!" The Pit Spitters host a homerun challenge on Monday, July 24th and the Great Lakes All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 25th as part of a two-day event at Turtle Creek Stadium. All-Star tickets and VIP packages start at $16 and are available for purchase at PitSpitters.com.
Clemens will be available to the media at 5:30 p.m. July 25th at Turtle Creek Stadium.
The Great Lakes All-Star Game Homerun Challenge and All-Star Game will feature not only high caliber baseball, but live, local bands, entertainment from Tyler's Amazing Balancing Act, an on field, VIP reception during the Homerun Challenge and more. Tickets start at $16 and are available for both events. For more information about the Home Run Challenge, All-Star Game, groups, theme nights, suites and more visit the Pit Spitters web site, www.PitSpitters.com or call (231) 943-0100.
Northwoods League Stories from July 20, 2023
- Kingfish Use Dominant Pitching in 5-1 Win - Kenosha Kingfish
- Rockers Win Close Game Over Mallards In Extra Innings - Green Bay Rockers
- Spitters Flop, Lose to Kingfish 5-1 - Traverse City Pit Spitters
- Wisconsin Rapids Blows Late Lead, Falls in Extras - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
- Dock Spiders Shut Out Chinooks 3-0 - Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
- Wausau Defeats Rockford 7-4 - Wausau Woodchucks
- Chris Rofe Pitching Masterclass Leads to 2-0 Stingers' Victory Over Rox - Willmar Stingers
- Pitching Dual Ends in 2-0 Loss - St. Cloud Rox
- Express Hold Strong Through 9, Beat the Loggers - Eau Claire Express
- Lakeshore Blanked by Dock Spiders in Game 1 - Lakeshore Chinooks
- Magic in Mankato - Mankato MoonDogs
- Extra Innings Continue to Haunt Madison, Drop Series Opener - Madison Mallards
- Rivets Win with Walk off to Come Back and Beat Traverse City - Rockford Rivets
- Rockford Rivets Dominate Traverse City Pit Spitters 7-2 - Rockford Rivets
- Rox Have Six All-Stars for Northwoods League All-Star Game - St. Cloud Rox
- Roger Clemens Appearance Added to Northwoods League All-Star Game Festivities - Traverse City Pit Spitters
- Express Sending 5 to Bismarck for All-Star Game - Eau Claire Express
- Place Your Bid for the 2023 Stinger Jersey Auction Presented by Thrivent - Willmar Stingers
- Rockers Travel to Madison for Second Half of Road Trip - Green Bay Rockers
- Four Bucks Named NWL Great Plains All-Stars - Waterloo Bucks
- Northwoods League Announces 2023 Great Plains All-Star Selections - Northwoods
- Express Split Series with Bucks - Eau Claire Express
- Seven Former Chinooks Sign MLB Contracts in 2023 - Lakeshore Chinooks
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
