Baseball clinic set for Saturday

  • Former Major League Baseball players talk with and answer questions from young players during a previous Major League Baseball Players Alumni Legends for Youth Clinic held at Emmanuel College. The clinic will return to Emmanuel’s baseball field Saturday.
    Former Major League Baseball players talk with and answer questions from young players during a previous Major League Baseball Players Alumni Legends for Youth Clinic held at Emmanuel College. The clinic will return to Emmanuel’s baseball field Saturday.

    The Ty Cobb Museum in Royston will sponsor a Major League Baseball Players Alumni Legends for Youth Clinic Nov. 12 in Franklin Springs.

    The free clinic will be conducted by former Major League Baseball players, who will teach fundamentals of baseball.

    The clinic will run Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. until noon on the Emmanuel College Baseball Field in Franklin Springs.

    Participants must be 6-16 years of age. Parents or guardians must complete the registration process for children under age 13.

    To register, visit https://www.mlb.com/mlbpaa/events/franklin-springs-clinic.

    Participants should arrive to the field 25 minutes before the scheduled start of the clinic.

    Players should bring a bag with a bat, glove, water and sneakers or cleats.

    Legends for Youth is a charitable program that runs more than 250 events each year nationwide, with the mission of promoting the game of baseball to America’s youth using positive sports images and personalities.