Baseball Hall of Famers, Negro Leagues Legends, Olympians and Former Rangers Stars Coming to North Texas For Clinics, Games, Meet & Greets and More
July 1, 2024
Major League Baseball today announced over 30 former baseball and softball stars who will appear at Capital One All-Star Village, including Capital One PLAY BALL PARK, beginning Saturday, July 13. A list of the attending former players is available below and on AllStarGame.com. Additional former star players are expected to be announced prior to the start of MLB All-Star Week. To make reservations for autographs with legends and skip the lines, fans can utilize the All-Star Experience Pass presented by Capital One, a digital program contained in the MLB Ballpark app that further enhances the experience for fans attending All-Star Village. Autographs and photographs with these former players are included with the price of admission to All-Star Village.
All-Star Village showcases dozens of interactive baseball activities and experiences for fans in the Arlington Entertainment District. Over the course of four days at All-Star Village, fans can receive free autographs and participate in question-and-answer sessions and clinics led by these former players, all of which are included with the price of admission to All-Star Village. Watch this video for a rendering and preview of All-Star Village. Tickets are available at AllStarGame.com. Eligible Capital One cardholders receive four complimentary tickets to Capital One All-Star Village and can get them here while supplies last. In addition to complimentary tickets, eligible cardholders will also have early access to Capital One All-Star Village each day, as well as dedicated Capital One cardholder entrances and express lanes at some of the most popular attractions.
GUEST COACHES AND CLINICIANS
In addition to former Major Leaguers appearing throughout All-Star Village, a number of former softball stars, MLB Youth Ambassadors and notable names in youth baseball are again joining the league at Capital One PLAY BALL PARK to lead young people through a variety of formal and informal clinics and games on the numerous diamonds inside Choctaw Stadium. PLAY BALL PARK will fill the stadium with a variety of diamonds, batting cages, pitching tunnels and hitting exhibition attractions like Home Run Derby, where youth can try hitting balls into the stands. Also new at PLAY BALL PARK this year is SwingMatch from Diamond Kinetics, a Trusted Youth Development Platform of MLB. SwingMatch leverages computer vision technology paired with MLB game content to create a simple, fast and fun experience where kids see which MLB All-Star they swing like. With Capital One PLAY BALL PARK located in Choctaw Stadium, fans have the opportunity to play ball on the same ground that the Texas Rangers played on for 25 years.
Coaches and clinicians include:
- NCAA Women’s College World Series Champion & MLB Youth Softball Ambassador Lauren Gipson (Chamberlain)
- Olympic Gold Medalist, NCAA Women’s College World Series Champion and MLB Youth Softball Ambassador Jennie Finch
- Olympic Gold Medalist, NCAA Women’s College World Series Champion and MLB Youth Softball Ambassador Natasha Watley
- PLAY BALL Ambassador Coach Ballgame
- Little League World Series Legend and Nike RBI World Series Alumna, Mo’ne Davis
- College baseball athletes playing in the HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile & powered by the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation
- EL1, a Youth Baseball and Softball Training Partner of MLB will be providing their PLAY BALL Instructors to assist in running programming at the youth diamonds in PLAY BALL PARK
For more information on Capital One All-Star Village, including a detailed appearance schedule and to purchase tickets, visit AllStarGame.com.
