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AutoMart.Com Teams up with Major League Baseball Alumni.


Celebrity Baseball Game Noun 1. baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League  to Benefit Tampa's All-Children's Hospital

TAMPA, Fla. -- AutoMart.com, the Internets largest marketplace for new, used and certified vehicles available exclusively from dealerships, has partnered with the Major League Baseball Players This list consists of Major League Baseball players, both past and current, who have a biographic article (members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are noted with a β). For a list of other players for whom an article does not yet exist, see: Wikipedia:Requested articles/sports.  Alumni Association An alumni association is an association of graduates (alumni) or, more broadly, of former students. In the United Kingdom and the United States, alumni of universities, colleges, schools (especially independent schools), fraternities, and sororities often form groups with alumni  (MLBPAA MLBPAA Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association ) to present the annual Baseball For Kids Weekend in Tampa, Florida from March 24-26. All proceeds from the event will benefit All Children's Hospital All Children's Hospital is the only freestanding children’s hospital on Florida’s West Coast and a leader in pediatric treatment, education, research and advocacy.  in St. Petersburg.

A variety of activities are planned for the weekend, including a Celebrity Legends Game presented by AutoMart.com on Sunday, March 25 to include a home run derby This is about the Major League Baseball contest. For the 1959 television show of the same name, see Home Run Derby (TV series).

The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
, softball game, and the annual Legends of Baseball Game at Brighthouse Networks Field, spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies. Gates open at 5pm, and tickets can be purchased through the Philadelphia Phillies website or in person by visiting the Brighthouse Networks Field box office.

Several Baseball Hall of Fame members are scheduled to participate, including Tampa native Wade Boggs, Gary Carter, Bob Feller, Ferguson Jenkins, Jim Palmer, Gaylord Perry, and Robin Roberts. Additionally, perennial All-Stars Ken Griffey Sr, Goose Gossage, and Tommy John will join local and national celebrities including Tampa Bay Bucaneers running back Michael Pittman, Ace Young from American Idol Season 5, James Denton from "Desperate Housewives", and country singer Daniel Lee Martin to raise awareness and funds for All Children's Hospital.

AutoMart.com, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, is proud to partner with the efforts of the MLBPAA. AutoMart.com believes that it's good business to be good citizens of the communities we serve through volunteerism and financial support. AutoMart.com is committed to helping shape a better world through responsible company and individual actions.
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