That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: 2016 Athletics Fanfest Sunday Jan 24; The Hispanic Baseball Museum

by Amaury Pi Gonzalez
photo credit by Oakland A’s-Oakland A’s 2015 fanfest at Oracle Arena Oakland
OAKLAND–The 49ers and Raiders are done, the Warriors still have a few months left on their regular season crusing to the playoffs, and  the Sharks,are battling during the regular season
So, it is time for baseball!

The A’S Fanfest is fast approaching. It will be held Sunday January 24, at the O.co, from 10AM to 3:00PM rain or shine. Admission will be $10 for adults, and children six and under free. Parking is free. Tickets will also be available on the day of the event All funds for the Athletics Community Fund.http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=oak.

Question & Answer Sessions

  • Autograph Sessions
  • Player Photos
  • Photos with the Oakland A’s four (4) World Series Trophies
  • Coaches Corner
  • Baseball 101
  • Memorabilia Sale, proceeds benefit the A’s Community Fund
  • And much more!
  • A’s FanFest activities are accessible for all guests. Separate lines for guests with disabilities and a maximum of two (2) companions will be available at player interactive locations. These locations will also have chairs available for guests with disabilities. Closed Captioning will be available to guests by logging in to fancaptions.com/oak on any mobile device.

Details & Location

Oracle Arena & O.co Coliseum
7000 Coliseum Way
Parking Gates: 8 a.m.
Oakland, California 94621

  • Sunday, January 24
    • 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
    • Doors Open (C Gate & D Gate): 10 a.m.

Scheduled to Appear

2016 A’s Players:
Sonny Gray, Sean Doolittle, Stephen Vogt, Josh Reddick, Yonder Alonso, Billy Butler, Marcus Semien, Eric Sogard, Danny Valencia, Jesse Hahn, Kendall Graveman, Rich Hill, Liam Hendriks, Danny Coulombe, Marc Rzepczynski, John Axford, Chris Bassitt, Aaron Brooks, Mark Canha, Sean Nolin, Ryan Dull, Fernando Rodriguez, Max Muncy, Josh Phegley, Joey Wendle, and Andrew Lambo.

2016 A’s Coaches:
Bob Melvin, Darren Bush, Marcus Jensen, Curt Young, Mike Aldrete, Scott Emerson, and Ron Washington.

The Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum and Hall of Fame will be back, with all their colors and very popular items for sale, plus A’s Hispanic players signing autographs on their booth. They represent the rich history and tradition of baseball in Latin America and the United States, Founded in San Francisco,California in 1998 as a non profit organization, the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum is celebrating it’s 16th year. 2016 will be a historic year for Latin American players, For the first time ever all the nominees for the 2017 Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York are Hispanics: Manny Ramirez and Vladimir Guerrero(Dominican Republic),Ivan Rodriguez and Jorge Posada(Puerto Rico)and Magglio Ordonez(Venezuela)then museum has a new website and you are welcome to visit::https://www.hispanicheritagebaseballmuseum.org/

Athletics pitchers and catchers will report for Spring Training mid February and the first A’s exhibition game will be at Tempe, Arizona against the LA Angels on March3. On March 4, the A’s will host their first exhibition game of the year at their beautifil Mesa, Arizona facility against the Colorado Rockies.
     
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