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Tigers
host
15th
Annual
Negro
League
Weekend,
June 30
- July 2
23rd
Annual
Negro
Leagues
Tribute
Game
Saturday
July 1
at 7:10
p.m.
DETROIT-
The
Detroit
Tigers
host the
franchise's
15th
annual
Negro
Leagues
Weekend
June 30
– July 2
as the
Tigers
host the
Cleveland
Indians
at
Comerica
Park. On
Saturday,
July 1
the
Tigers
will don
the
throwback
uniforms
of the
Detroit
Stars
and the
Cleveland
Indians
will
suit up
as the
Cleveland
Buckeyes,
for the
second
game of
the
doubleheader,
during
the 23rd
Annual
Negro
Leagues
Tribute
Game.
The
annual
Negro
Leagues
Weekend
marks
the
longest
running
three-day
celebration
of its
kind in
Major
League
Baseball.
The
Detroit
Tigers
will pay
tribute
to
several
former
Negro
Leagues
players
as
current
and
former
Tigers
players
and
special
guests
all come
together
for a
weekend
full of
events
celebrating
the
contributions
of Negro
Leagues
players
to the
game of
baseball.
The
Tigers
will
offer an
exclusive
Negro
Leagues
Weekend
ticket
package,
which
includes
a game
ticket,
a
Detroit
Stars
Fedora
and a
donation
to the
Friends
of the
Historic
Hamtramck
Stadium
– a
group
dedicated
to
preserving
the
field
used by
Negro
Leagues
teams,
including
the
Detroit
Stars.
For more
information
or to
purchase
the
ticket
package,
visit
www.tigers.com/negroleagues
of for
groups
15 or
more,
contact
Corey
Bell at
Corey.Bell@tigers.com.
Friday,
June 30
vs.
Cleveland
Indians
at 7:10
p.m.
Gates
Open
Early at
5:00
p.m.
• 11th
Annual
Detroit
Stars
Singing
Competition:
The
Tigers
have
partnered
with
Radio
One for
the 11th
annual
Detroit
Stars
Singing
Competition.
The
competition
will
take
place at
the Big
Cat
Court
and will
be
hosted
by Tune
Up of
Radio
One's
105.9 FM
WDMK
starting
at
5:30pm.
The 10
finalists
will be
judged
by
celebrities
Jarrad
Davis,
Lions
Linebacker,
2017
first-round
selection,
renowned
vocal
coach,
Shirley
Smith
and TV
personality
and
entertainment
reporter,
Lee
Thomas.
The
winner
of the
Detroit
Stars
Singing
Competition
will
receive
a grand
prize of
$2,000
and the
opportunity
to sing
the
national
anthem
prior to
the game
against
the
Minnesota
Twins on
Saturday
September
23,
2017.
•
“Passing
of the
Bat
Ceremony”:
The
Detroit
Tigers
continue
the
celebration
of
African
American
ballplayers
and
their
numerous
contributions
to the
game of
baseball.
The
on-field
ceremony
includes
the
annual
“Passing
of the
Bat”
which
embodies
the
past,
present
and
future
contributions
of
African
American
ballplayers
to the
game of
baseball
and
includes
ballplayers
from
many
eras of
Detroit
baseball.
The
individuals
in the
pregame
ceremony
include
Walt
Owens, a
former
Negro
Leagues
player
who was
a
pitcher,
outfielder
and
first
baseman
for the
Detroit
Stars
from
1953-1955,
Tigers
alumni
including,
Rod
Allen,
Willie
Horton
and Jake
Wood,
current
Tigers
players
and
coaches
and
Steve
Mann
from
Detroit
Country
Day, a
top
African
American
high
school
prospect
from
Michigan.
• The
ceremonial
first
pitch
will be
thrown
by
Deontae
Brown,
the
great
grandson
of
National
Baseball
Hall of
Famer
and
Negro
Leagues
player
Norman
“Turkey”
Stearnes
and
Jarrad
Davis of
the
Detroit
Lions.
• The
national
anthem
will be
performed
by Joyce
Stearnes
Thompson
and
Rosilyn
Stearnes
Brown,
daughters
of
Norman
“Turkey”
Stearnes.
• A
series
of
banners
will be
displayed
throughout
the
weekend
along
the
concourse
chronicling
the
history
of
African
American
players
with the
Detroit
Tigers.
• Negro
Leagues
merchandise
will be
sold by
Tony
Dee’s
Negro
Leagues
Baseball
Store
and
Apparel
throughout
the
weekend.
23rd
Annual
Negro
Leagues
Tribute
Game,
Saturday,
July 1
(GM. 2)
vs.
Cleveland
Indians
at 7:10
p.m.
• The
first
10,000
fans to
enter
the park
will
receive
a Negro
Leagues
Duffle
Bag,
courtesy
of
Comerica
Bank.
•
Comerica
Bank
will
host a
special
ceremony
to pay
tribute
to
Cornerstone
Schools,
an
organization
that
Comerica
Bank has
been
proud to
support
for more
than
twenty
years.
Nathaniel
Bennett,
Rhonda
Davenport
Johnson,
Larry
Bryan,
Patricia
Alexander,
Kevin
Watkins,
and
Janice
Tessier
will
participate
in the
ceremony
representing
Comerica
Bank
along
with
David
Bologna,
the
Senior
Development
Officer
for
Cornerstone
Schools.
• Eight
former
Negro
Leagues
players
will be
recognized
during a
special
pre-game
on-field
ceremony.
Members
include:
Minnie
Forbes,
Eugene
Scruggs,
Bill
Hill,
Walt
Owens,
Pedro
Sierra,
Ron
Teasley,
Jake
Sanders
and
Johnny
Walker.
• The
ceremonial
first
pitches
will be
thrown
by
former
Negro
Leagues
player
and the
1956
owner of
the
Detroit
Stars
baseball
team,
Minnie
Forbes
and
Nathaniel
Bennett,
representing
Comerica
Bank.
• The
national
anthem
will be
performed
by
Rebecca
Eaddy.
Sunday,
July 2
vs.
Cleveland
Indians
at 1:10
p.m.
Gates
Open
Early at
11:00
a.m.
• All
kids
14-and-under
will
receive
a Justin
Upton
poster,
presented
By AMP
Radio.
• Prior
to the
game,
the
Tigers
will
host a
live
pregame
interview
with
former
Tiger
Gary
Sheffield
in the
Big Cat
Court as
part of
the
Negro
Leagues
weekend
events.
Following
the
interview,
fans can
participate
in a
brief
Q&A.
• The
Tigers
will
present
former
Tiger
Gary
Sheffield
with the
2017
Detroit
Tigers
Willie
Horton
African
American
Legacy
Award
during a
special
pregame
on-field
ceremony.
The
Detroit
Tigers
African
American
Legacy
Award
was
first
presented
to
former
Tiger
and 1968
World
Champion,
Gates
Brown in
2009.
Additional
recipients
of the
award
include:
Jake
Wood
(2010),
Earl
Wilson
(2012),
Larry
Herndon
(2013),
Bill
Bruton
(2014),
Lou
Whitaker
(2015)
and Chet
Lemon
(2016).
A plaque
chronicling
the
history
of the
African
American
Legacy
Award
recipients
is on
display
in the
Detroit
Tigers
Ernie
Harwell
Media
Center.
• The
ceremonial
first
pitch
will be
thrown
by
former
Tiger
Gary
Sheffield,
recipient
of the
2017
Detroit
Tigers
Willie
Horton
African
American
Legacy
Award.
• The
national
anthem
will be
performed
by
15-year-old
Caleb
Carrol.
Individual
game
tickets
are
available
at the
Comerica
Park Box
Office,
online
at
tigers.com
and by
phone at
(866)
66-TIGER
(84437).
For
complete
ticket
information
including
season,
group
and
suites
visit
tigers.com/tickets
or call
313-471-BALL
(2255).
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