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April 13, 2007
Kids never want to see it rain at the ball park. That is especially true this weekend at Fenway. The Red Sox plan all kinds of activities for the weekend. Here is the team release on what will be happening:
BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox will have a number of special activities planned for this weekend’s games with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Saturday and Sunday, April 14-15.
It will be Kids Weekend Presented by Hood with events planned for both days. In addition, the Red Sox will join all of Major League Baseball in celebrating the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s breaking the Major League Baseball color barrier on Sunday.
As a tribute to Robinson, who made his major league debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, three members of the Red Sox will wear number 42 on Sunday: outfielder Coco Crisp, designated hitter David Ortiz, and third base coach DeMarlo Hale. Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig has temporarily lifted the official retirement of Robinson’s uniform number 42 for Sunday’s anniversary. That number was retired throughout the Major Leagues on April 15, 1997.
The ceremonial first pitch on Jackie Robinson Day will be thrown by Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., a Professor of Law and the Founder and Executive Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School. Professor Ogletree has demonstrated a career-long commitment to diversity and equal justice.
The Red Sox will hold their annual Photo Day on Sunday morning from 11:15-11:50 a.m. At that time fans with cameras are welcome to come down on the Fenway Park warning track, weather permitting, and take photos of Red Sox players and coaches. The gates at Fenway Park open at 11:05 a.m. on Sunday, and fans can access the warning track through any of the field entrances in the lower seating bowl. Access to the warning track will be on a first come, first served basis, and autographs will not be permitted.
Following Sunday’s game, all youngsters, 14 years of age and under, will be allowed to run the bases at Fenway Park, weather permitting.
There will also be other entertainment for youngsters at Fenway Park on Saturday and Sunday.
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