PLAY BALL Weekend

The Reds and Reds Community Fund invited hundreds of young fans for an official Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run competition at the P&G MLB Cincinnati Reds Youth Academy to celebrate MLB PLAY BALL Weekend on June 7.

The competition offered children, aged 7 to 14, the opportunity to participate in hitting, pitching, and running stations to showcase their baseball and softball skills.

“MLB’s PLAY BALL Weekend has always been a priority to the Reds and the Reds Community Fund,” explained Reds Community Fund executive director, Charley Frank. “It speaks to our mission of growing the game and exposing it to new audiences, while also showcasing our Reds Youth Academy.”

Along with areas dedicated to display their baseball and softball talents, children also enjoyed appearances from the Reds mascots as well as a DJ, circus performers, face painters, LaRosa’s Pizza, Queen of the Crop Food Truck and a Kona Ice truck. Each participant also received a Frankin bat and ball set and a Reds hat.