Toros Open House A Great Success
Published on May 2, 2009 under Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Tucson Toros News Release
TUCSON, AZ - The Tucson Toros opened their doors to the public on Saturday for an Open House that was deemed "a great success," by owner, Jay Zucker. In total 161 prospective players signed up an tried to earn a spot on the 2009 roster, 83 people signed up for employment with the club's game day operations and a large gathering of fans showed up to get in on the action at Hi Corbett field.
The day started off with approximately 300 people lined up outside the gates as they were vying for positions at the ticket gate, job fair and open tryout sign in desks. The current rostered players were even swarmed at the autograph booth as fans tried to get their first piece of Tucson's new professional baseball team.
The open tryout was the highlight of the day as players attempted to impress the Toros' coaching staff. The group workout lasted for just over four hours and many in attendance stated that it was the biggest, and best organized, workout that they had ever seen. Of the 161 in attendance, there were plenty of local players, and there was a large group that made the trip from great distances such as Mexico, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Canada.
The goal of finding that one local player will prove to be a difficult task as the talent level was very high amongst the local prospects. The Toros coaching staff has a long list of finalists. A decision on who the Toros will offer a roster spot will be made by mid-week as the Toros look to make an announcement on Wednesday, May 6th.
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