For the primary time in three years, the Orioles will shut the offseason by giving their followers the prospect to fulfill with gamers and different faces of the group.
The staff introduced Monday the return of the “Birdland Caravan,” a four-day tour that includes occasions all through the area Feb. 2-5. The first Birdland Caravan, a substitute for FanFest, passed off in 2020, however the tour wasn’t held in 2021 or 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic and the Major League Baseball lockout, respectively.
Events embrace meet and greets with the Oriole Bird, autograph signings and blissful hours, with tickets for autographs and the occasions at Topgolf Baltimore and Bowlero College Park happening sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday at orioles.com/caravan. The Topgolf occasion is considered one of two in Baltimore after the unique caravan bypassed town.
Players scheduled to take part all through the tour are Bryan Baker, Félix Bautista, DL Hall, Austin Hays, Gunnar Henderson, Joey Krehbiel, Heston Kjerstad, Dean Kremer, Ryan Mckenna, John Means, Ryan Mountcastle, Grayson Rodriguez, Adley Rutschman, Kyle Stowers, Ramón Urías, Terrin Vavra and Nick Vespi, with government vice chairman and basic supervisor Mike Elias, supervisor Brandon Hyde, assistant basic supervisor of analytics Sig Mejdal, assistant basic supervisor of baseball operations Eve Rosenbaum, and former Orioles Al Bumbry and Joe Orsulak attending, as effectively.
In addition to the general public and ticketed occasions, Orioles gamers and workers will pack meals for native households on the Maryland Food Bank throughout a non-public occasion on Feb. 3.
“We are excited to reintroduce the Birdland Caravan to our fans throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and engage with them beyond the ballpark,” Jennifer Grondahl, the Orioles’ senior vice chairman of group growth and communications, stated in a press release. “The weekend’s events will feature unique opportunities to interact with players, prospects, and staff, in a larger geographical circle than ever before. We’re eager to get back out into our communities and celebrate the exciting present and future of Orioles Baseball.”
Birdland Caravan schedule
*Tickets required
Feb. 2:
- 5 p.m.: Kickoff fan rally at Bel Air High School (Elias and Hyde)
Feb. 3:
- 4-6 p.m.: Happy hour at Evolution Craft Brewing Company in Salisbury (Elias, Hyde, McKenna, Mountcastle, Stowers)
Feb. 4:
- 10-11 a.m.: Oriole Bird Meet and Greet at Weis Market in Elkridge
- 10 a.m. to midday: Bowling at Bowlero in College Park (Elias, Kjerstad, Rutschman, Urías, Vavra)*
- 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Autograph signing at Frederick Community College (Session 1: Rodriguez and Vespi. Session 2: Hall and Hyde)*
- 2 p.m.: Fan rally at Wilde Lake High School in Columbia (Hall, Hyde, Rodriguez, Vespi)
- 2-3 p.m.: Autograph signing at Bowie State University (Session 1: Rutschman, Vavra. Session 2: Urías and Kjerstad)*
- 4-6 p.m.: Happy hour at Checkerspot Brewing Company in Baltimore (Elias, Hall, Hyde, Rodriguez, Kjerstad, Rutschman, Urías, Vavra, Vespi)
Feb. 5:
- 10-11 a.m.: Oriole Bird Meet and Greet at Weis Market in Owings Mills
- 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Topgolf at Topgolf Baltimore (Baker, Hays, Krehbiel, Kremer)*
- 10:30-11:30 a.m.: Autograph signing at York Expo Center in York, Pennsylvania (Session 1: Means and Bumbry. Session 2: Bautista and Orsulak)*
- 2 p.m.: Fan rally at Winters Mill High School in Westminster (Bautista, Means, Mejdal, Rosenbaum)
- 2-3 p.m.: Autograph signing at Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel in Towson (Session 1: Kremer and Baker. Session 2: Hays and Krehbiel)*
- 4-6 p.m.: Happy hour at Crooked Crab Brewing Company in Odenton (Baker, Bautista, Hays, Krehbiel, Kremer, Means, Mejdal, Rosenbaum)
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Source: www.bostonherald.com