City of Burlington issued the following announcement on Mar. 21.
The 2022 Appalachian League All-Star Game will be held in Burlington this season on July 25 and July 26. Featuring a two-day event schedule, with a Fan Fest and Skills Competition on Monday and the All-Star Game on Tuesday, the Sock Puppets are looking to make this an experience that sets the bar for All-Star events to follow. The All-Star Game will be streamed live on MLB.com and replayed nationally on MLB Network (Date/time TBD).
"We are extremely proud to be hosting the Appalachian League All-Star game in Burlington." Burlington Mayor Jim Butler said. "We believe we have an All-Star venue in Burlington Athletic Stadium and we have an All-Star team in our Sock Puppets; so it's only fitting that we host the All-Star Game. We are honored to have the opportunity."
Anderson Rathbun, general manager of the Burlington Sock Puppets, echoed Mayor Butler's thoughts and continued saying, "when we launched our rebranded identity last year, we wanted to tell the story of our community but also to have a sports identity that resembles what people will see when they walk thru our gates -- a sockingly different experience."
July 25 - Fans Fest and Skills Competition
July 26 - All-Star Game
Read More: https://www.mlb.com/.../burlington-to-host-2022...
Tickets: https://ts1.glitnirticketing.com/tsticket/web/login.php..
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Burlington
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