WILLIAMSPORT, PA. — Roberto Alomar, a switch hitter who played for seven major league teams between 1988 and 2004 and had a career .300 batting average, was on hand to meet and greet fans and to sign autographs for free between 6 and 7 p.m. as the featured guest at the Williamsport Welcomes the World block party. The event took place downtown between 5 and 10 p.m. on August 22, 2014 during championship weekend. Source: Pennlive.
Photo shows 12x All Star, Roberto Alomar, speaking at his Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
Dave Winfield, another MLB Hall of Famer, was the grand marshal in the Grand Slam Parade that kicked off the Little League World Series events the evening of Aug. 13, also in downtown Williamsport. The parade, in which all 16 world series teams rode, began at 6 p.m. Winfield also spoke at the Grand Slam Kick-Off Breakfast at 8 a.m. the next day at the Genetti Hotel.
Watch Roberto Alomar speaking at his Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
There was also an unveiling of 10 bronze statues in Market Square to recognize the heritage of Little League in the community that took place at 1 p.m. prior to the block party on Aug. 22. The statues of a first, second and third baseman, catcher, batter, three runners, umpire and manager, will be at the corners of the square adjacent to home plate and the bases.
The manager will be Carl E. Stotz, who founded Little League so his nephews would have a place to play organized ball. Stotz founded what is now the largest youth sports organization in the world 75 years ago in Williamsport. Its international headquarters and baseball world series for 11- and 12-year-olds were moved across the river to South Williamsport in 1959.
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