Rincon auction to benefit kids
11/28/2005
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins relief pitcher Juan Rincon wanted to do something positive for the children of his native Venezuela, so he recruited some players in his baseball family to help him out.
Until Dec. 9, Rincon will be auctioning baseball memorabilia online at twinsbaseball.com. Proceeds will go to purchasing baseball equipment for kids in Venezuela. The right-hander is a native of Maracaibo.
"Juan has had some success," said Peter Martin, executive director of the Twins Community Fund. "He wanted to give back, especially to kids in Venezuela where he spends of a lot of time in the offseason. We wanted to help him with that endeavor."
During the 2005 season, Rincon collected a variety of items from teammates and several of Minnesota's opponents. Twins center fielder Torii Hunter donated two pairs of autographed cleats and a signed baseball. Closer Joe Nathan signed one of his bobblehead dolls and also a pair of cleats. Pitcher and fellow Venezuelan Johan Santana offered several items, including an autographed, game-worn hat.
Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez, A's pitcher Barry Zito, Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and Red Sox slugger David Ortiz were among several Major League players that provided autographed baseballs.
The auction also features items from Hall of Famers Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Eddie Murray, Joe Morgan and Paul Molitor.
The 26-year-old Rincon was 6-6 with a 2.45 ERA in 2005 while sharing the pitching staff lead with 75 games. He has been active in the community with other causes, which include doing youth clinics in Spanish for inner-city youth and school visits. He also participates in TwinsFest, an annual fundraising event for the Twins Community Fund.
Source: http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/
MINNEAPOLIS -- Twins relief pitcher Juan Rincon wanted to do something positive for the children of his native Venezuela, so he recruited some players in his baseball family to help him out.
Until Dec. 9, Rincon will be auctioning baseball memorabilia online at twinsbaseball.com. Proceeds will go to purchasing baseball equipment for kids in Venezuela. The right-hander is a native of Maracaibo.
"Juan has had some success," said Peter Martin, executive director of the Twins Community Fund. "He wanted to give back, especially to kids in Venezuela where he spends of a lot of time in the offseason. We wanted to help him with that endeavor."
During the 2005 season, Rincon collected a variety of items from teammates and several of Minnesota's opponents. Twins center fielder Torii Hunter donated two pairs of autographed cleats and a signed baseball. Closer Joe Nathan signed one of his bobblehead dolls and also a pair of cleats. Pitcher and fellow Venezuelan Johan Santana offered several items, including an autographed, game-worn hat.
Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez, A's pitcher Barry Zito, Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and Red Sox slugger David Ortiz were among several Major League players that provided autographed baseballs.
The auction also features items from Hall of Famers Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew, Eddie Murray, Joe Morgan and Paul Molitor.
The 26-year-old Rincon was 6-6 with a 2.45 ERA in 2005 while sharing the pitching staff lead with 75 games. He has been active in the community with other causes, which include doing youth clinics in Spanish for inner-city youth and school visits. He also participates in TwinsFest, an annual fundraising event for the Twins Community Fund.
Source: http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/
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