“Fergie & Friends” Celebrity Baseball Game

Wednesday March 25 at Mesa HoHoKam Stadium

HOF ‘91 pitcher Ferguson Jenkins, will be hosting the 2^nd annual “Fergie & Friends” Celebrity Baseball Game where Hall of Famers and other all-stars play ball for charity! The game will be held at Mesa HoHoKam Stadium (1235 N. Center Street, Mesa 85201) on Wednesday March 25^th.  Game time is 7:10 pm.

Come see Baseball Hall of Famers Ferguson Jenkins, Billy Williams, Ernie Banks, Rollie Fingers, Juan Marichal,  and Harmon Killebrew, plus Football Hall of Famer Bobby Bell and Basketball Hall of Famer Meadowlark Lemon.  Other All-Starts invited to attend include Jody Davis, Randy Hundley, Jay Johnstone, Keith Moreland, Lee Smith, Gary Bell, Bert Campaneris, Al Downing, George Foster, John Mayberry, Rick Miller, Amos Otis, Ozzie Virgil Jr. and Jon Warden.  (Players subject to change. Please check the website www.fergieandfriends.com for details.) 

General Admission tickets are $10. VIP tickets are $25 for seating in the VIP section and an on-field meet and greet with the players prior to the game at 5pm.

Gates open at 4:30 pm.  On-field meet and greet 5 to 5:30 pm. Autograph Session in the concourse 5:45 pm to 6:30  pm. Game begins at 7:10.

For information or to reserve tickets, please call (480) 964 4467 or drop by the Box Office at Mesa HoHoKam Stadium. For sponsorship information, please contact FieldWorks Events & Marketing Inc. at (480) 609-3978 or email info@fieldworksevents.com.

Proceeds support the Ferguson Jenkins and the Mesa HoHoKam Foundations.

About the Mesa HoHoKams
The HoHoKams are synonymous with the Chicago Cubs, with their founder Dwight Patterson playing an instrumental role in attracting the Cubs to Mesa for their annual spring training – a tradition that is now in its 57^th year! Mesa HoHoKam Stadium is the winter home of the Cubs, hosting over 175,000 avid Cubs fans to spring training games during the month of March.

About Ferguson Jenkins
Ferguson Jenkins (“Fergie”) too has a long history with the Cubs, with his first All-Star season as a starting pitcher the year after the Cubs drafted him as a reliever in 1966. Fergie set a Cubs record with 274 strikeouts in 1970 and was the first Chicago Cub to win the NL Cy Young Memorial Award, leading the NL with 24 wins, 30 complete games, 325 innings and a 2.77 ERA. Fergie ended his long, successful career as a Chicago Cub, retiring in 1983 after a record six consecutive 20-game winning seasons. Fergie was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991, truly one of the Cubs’ (and baseball’s) greats!

Since his retirement, Fergie has focused his energy on helping others, establishing the Ferguson Jenkins Foundation and raising thousands to support charities like the Red Cross, Special Olympics, and a variety of local charities, including several in Mesa.

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