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The Marlins Leave Their Mark
Jose Fernandez and Giancarlo Stanton can do more than throw 97MPH heaters and hit 474 foot homeruns. They can finger-paint. They joined South Florida’s top athletes in leaving their handprint for Young at Art. Manager Mike Redmond, Jeff Conine, Cliff Floyd, Charles Johnson and Juan Pierre joined them in leaving their handprints on memorabillia for the STOMP at Young at Art second annual gala for the benefit of YAA programming for underserved and at-risk youth. The mission of Young At Art Children’s Museum is to provide hands-on cultural, educational and arts experiences for youth that awaken their creativity in a fun and exciting environment. Check out the photo below!
Opening Night – Play Ball!
My first Opening Night was met by 34,000 Marlins faithful ready for another season of baseball in Miami. On behalf of the Marlins Foundation, I would like to wish everyone a happy 2013 baseball season!
A special thanks to some of our community partners who came out to support us: Miracle League of Miami-Dade, Best Buddies, City Year, Villa Lyan, Special Olympics Florida – Miami-Dade County, Breakthrough Miami, Easter Seals, Miami Children’s Museum, the Ann Storck Center, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Young at Art, Biscayne Nature Center, Seraphic Fire and Shake-a-leg Miami.
As you enjoy some photos from Opening Night, remember to value every moment this great game has to offer. Willie Stargell put it best:
When you start the game, they don’t say “Work ball!” They say “Play ball!”
Support Our Troops!
Today we are excited to share this picture we received from Afghanistan of SGT Mickey Planker of the 806 MP company representing the Marlins overseas! The Marlins are happy to support our troops!
A reminder that every Monday is South Florida Heroes Monday. All active and retired military personnel, veterans, first responders and military citizens, as well as their families, receive complimentary tickets for Monday games in 2013!
Spring Training Youth Clinic
What was Derek Deitrich doing talking to a group of young baseball players about skim, whole, and half-and-half? He was putting on a demonstration of jaw dropping juggling tricks at the conclusion of the Marlins Spring Training Youth Clinic, of course!
The Marlins Foundation held our annual Spring Training Youth Clinic at Roger Dean Stadium with Placido Polanco, Rob Brantly, Nathan Eovaldi, and Derek Dietrich. They helped kids work on the fundamentals of fielding, batting, pitching, and base running. Even a wily old veteran like me learned a thing or two!
Proceeds will go on to benefit the Florida State League Scholarship Program.
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Fantasy Auction: Thank You!
Last August, we held the Fox Sports Fantasy Auction which was an enormous success. Not only did we raise over $90,000 dollars to benefit the Marlins Education Fund, but we were able to provide some unique, once in a lifetime experiences for our incredible fan base. Don’t just take my word for it, here is a selection from our winner of “Road Trip with the Marlins,” Rob Koppelman:
“As a long-time Marlins fan, and a lifelong fan of baseball, it was a pleasure and a privilege to make the weekend trip to New York and stay in the team’s hotel in Manhattan.
The trip included many highlights in addition to the field-level seats behind the Marlins’ dugout for each of the weekend’s three games against the Mets at Citi Field. Prior to Friday evening’s game, I was given a field pass to observe batting practice. But, that was made all the more enjoyable when Marlins’ television broadcaster Rich Waltz introduced me to several of the players, including Jose Reyes, Justin Ruggiano, Jeff Brantley and Carlos Lee. For a 53 year-old college professor, it seemed a little strange asking these players for autographs, but I was given an official MLB baseball for this purpose, and became a kid again in doing so.
Following Saturday afternoon’s game, broadcaster Craig Minervini took me to dinner at the Shake Shack in midtown Manhattan. … It was a bonus to have Craig interview me in the stands during Sunday’s finale, and he gave me a chance to tell a story I had shared with him the night before.
As I look back on the weekend, I feel nothing but respect for the Marlins Foundation, the people associated with the team whom I met, and gratitude for having had this opportunity to see the Marlins up close and personal.”
It always feels good to be able to provide people with this kind of unique experience, all while benefitting charity. We’re all looking forward to this year’s Fantasy Auction… In the meantime, you can always checkout some great auction items available year-round at marlins.com/auction.
Enjoy a gallery of some of our fans’ experiences! Thank you for being part of such a great event!
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