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Our friends over at the Baseball United Foundation are having a fundraising luncheon with Doc Gooden on Feb. 21st at Graziella’s Italian Bistro in White Plains, NY.

Each attendee will receive a three-course meal and  will get to hear Doc speaking and doing a Q&A session. Each guest will be allowed to bring one item for him to autograph.

Tickets are $150, but if you use the promo code “QBC” you will receive a $25 discount on each ticket purchased.

Visit www.LunchWithDoc.com to get your tickets!

Proceeds will go to the Baseball United Foundation’s ongoing projects to promote and grow the game of baseball in Ireland and other countries.

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Baseball United Foundation Teams Up with Doc Gooden For Fundraising

Luncheon

Former Star Pitcher Will Speak at Event in February

White Plains, NY – December 17, 2014 – The Baseball United Foundation has announced plans for a fundraising luncheon to benefit their programs to grow youth baseball programs in regions of the world where baseball is not traditionally played.

The luncheon – which is being called “Lunch with Doc” – will be held on February 21, 2015 at Graziella’s Italian Bistro in White Plains, NY. The event will feature a talk and Q&A session with former Mets and Yankees star Dwight “Doc” Gooden.

Gooden is a three-time World Champion, four-time All-Star, as well as a Cy Young and Rookie of the Year Award winner. He pitched for five MLB teams, including the New York Mets and Yankees. In 2010, he was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame.

The Baseball United Foundation was created by documentary filmmaker John Fitzgerald in 2006 and is headquartered in Westchester County, NY. In the past year, the foundation has sent American coaches and over 1,000 lbs of baseball equipment to Ireland to conduct baseball training clinics. In July 2014, the foundation launched it’s “Baseball Exchange Program,” by bringing a 14-year old Irish baseball player to New York for a week of advanced baseball training and activities.

“We are very excited to welcome Doc Gooden to our fundraising luncheon,” explained Baseball United Foundation founder John Fitzgerald. “Doc’s presence and the support of local baseball fans will help us continue our current programs to help kids all over the world who want to play baseball.”

For more information on the “Lunch with Doc” event and to purchase tickets, visit www.LunchwithDoc.com.

About the Baseball United Foundation

The Baseball United Foundation is a 501c3 organization based in New York. The foundation assists teams, leagues, and players in countries where the game of baseball is relatively new. In January 2014, the foundation sent 1,000 lbs. of baseball equipment to Ireland, along with professional coaches, to conduct a series of baseball clinics for kids.

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Contact: John Fitzgerald

Baseball United Foundation

[email protected]

www.BaseballUnitedFoundation.org

914-468-3108

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FLUSHING, N.Y., December 21, 2014 – The New York Mets today announced the Steve Miller Band will perform at Citi Field on Saturday, June 27 after the Mets take on the Cincinnati Reds and Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Heart will play Saturday, July 25 after the Mets play host to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Saturday post-game performances begin approximately 20 minutes after the conclusion of each game from a stage in the outfield behind second base. Admission to the concert is included in the price of the game ticket. Tickets start at $20 and are available at Mets.com/Concerts. Both concerts are part of the Mets Postgame Concert Series. The third show — scheduled for Saturday, August 15 when the Mets play host to the Pittsburgh Pirates starting at 7:10 p.m., will be announced in the weeks ahead.

Steve Miller Band will perform following the Mets’ 4:10 p.m. game vs. the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, June 27. The Bay-Area based classic rock band has sold over six million copies of their album Greatest Hits 1974-1978 and produced seven Billboard Top 100 singles including “Take The Money And Run,” “Fly Like An Eagle” and “The Joker.” One of rock music’s all-time greats, the Steve Miller Band has sold more than 40 million records in a career spanning more than 40 years. His trademark blues-rock sound made him one of the key artists in classic rock radio.

Heart will perform following the Mets’ 7:10 p.m. game vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, July 25. The Grammy-nominated rock band, which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013, has sold over 35 million records worldwide. The band has also had 20 Top 40 singles and achieved Top 10 albums on the Billboard Album Chart in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2010s, the longest span of Top 10 albums by a female fronted band. Recently, the group was ranked 57 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock” and the Wilson sisters, Ann and Nancy, ranked 40 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Women in Rock and Roll.” In 2012, Heart received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.