MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN – Play Ball! Minnesota, an initiative of the Minnesota Twins Community Fund, has announced its 2019 Youth Baseball and Softball Clinic Program schedule. The program, presented in partnership with Great River Energy, features 38 baseball and softball clinics in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Created in 1961 by longtime Twins scout Angelo Giuliani and held in collaboration with Minnesota youth organizations, the clinic program serves as a way for Play Ball! Minnesota to promote baseball and softball to boys and girls throughout the Upper Midwest.

The Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinics are available to participants and communities free of charge, and are designed to teach boys and girls ages 6-13 the fundamentals of baseball and softball, including hitting, throwing, and defense, in a fun and encouraging atmosphere. Play Ball! Minnesota instructors provide all the necessary equipment for the clinic; however, players should bring their gloves. Participants must register in advance at www.playballmn.com.

“For nearly 60 years, Twins youth clinics have provided baseball and softball instruction to young players in communities throughout Twins Territory,” said Stephanie Johnson, Executive Director of the Twins Community Fund. “We’re proud to continue this tradition for a new generation of ballplayers.”

Since the beginning of the program, more than 800,000 kids have participated in a Twins youth clinic. A complete 2019 Play Ball! Minnesota Youth Clinics schedule is available by visiting www.playballmn.com. Please note that the schedule is subject to change; please check the Play Ball! Minnesota website for the most up-to-date schedule.

About the Minnesota Twins Community Fund

Governed by a public board of directors, the Twins Community Fund was chartered as an independent public charity in 1991 with the mission to enrich local and regional communities by providing resources for the healthy development of children and families through an association with baseball, softball and the Minnesota Twins. The Twins Community Fund and its grant programs are supported in part by Target, U.S. Bank, Treasure Island and Delta Air Lines. For more information, visit twinsbaseball.com/communityfund.

About Great River Energy

Great River Energy is a not-for-profit cooperative that provides wholesale electric service to 28 distribution cooperatives in Minnesota. Those member cooperatives distribute electricity to approximately 700,000 member-consumers. With $4 billion in assets, Great River Energy is the second largest electric power supplier in Minnesota and one of the largest generation and transmission cooperatives in the nation. Learn more at greatriverenergy.com.