“Nuestro Campo” Latino youth baseball clinic featuring Braves players, coaches, and broadcasters set for Friday, July 18th at the Atlanta Braves Baseball Academy

WHO: Atlanta Braves players Mike Gonzalez, Jorge Campillo, and Omar Infante
Atlanta Braves coaches Eddie Perez and Chino Cadahia
Braves broadcasters Fernando Palacios and Pete Manzano
100 youth from the Latin American Association

WHAT: Atlanta Braves players, coaches, and broadcasters will lead a baseball clinic for 100 Latino youth on Friday, July 18, at the Atlanta Braves Baseball Academy.

Youth ages 11-13 from the Latin American Association will receive batting, fielding, pitching, and base running instruction from the pros as Braves players and coaches including Mike Gonzalez, Jorge Campillo, Omar Infante, Eddie Perez, and Chino Cadahia lead a baseball skills clinic.

Braves closer Mike Gonzalez will open the clinic by speaking to the group about the importance of education and physical fitness and his experiences playing professional baseball.

Following the clinic, Braves broadcasters Fernando Palacios and Pete Manzano will take part in a Q&A session with the youth about the history of Latinos in Major League Baseball and their contributions to the game.

WHEN: Friday, July 18, 2008
Braves Players and Coaches Clinic: 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

WHERE: Atlanta Braves Baseball Academy at the Villages of Carver YMCA
John Smoltz Field
1600 Pryor Road, Atlanta, GA 30315

Directions: From Downtown Atlanta, go I-75/85 South and exit University Avenue (#244). Turn left on University. Turn Right on Pryor.

Event Schedule
10:00-10:15 a.m. — Welcome/Address by Braves pitcher Mike Gonzalez
10:15-11:15 a.m. — Baseball skills clinic with Atlanta Braves players and coaches
11:15-11:45 a.m. — Q&A with Braves broadcasters Fernando Palacios and Pete Manzano
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. — Lunch/Closing “*

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