Tom Hanks to toss first pitch at Cleveland Guardians home opener April 15
(Tom Hanks Baseball, Image credit: Twitter)
On April 1, Major League Baseball announced that two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks will throw out the Ceremonial First Pitch at the Cleveland Guardians Home Opener on April 15, 2022, against the San Francisco Giants at 7:10 p.m. EST. Recall that the Cleveland Indians changed their name to the Cleveland Guardians on November 19, 2021 after receiving much criticism as part of the Native American mascot controversy.
Hanks, who started his acting career with the Great Lakes Theater Festival in Cleveland, voiced the Cleveland Guardians team name announcement video on July 23, 2021 on social media.
“I’ve had Guardians fever since 1977 when I caught my first game in Section 19 of Cleveland’s Lakefront Municipal Stadium,” said Hanks. “I’m honored to return to Cleveland and Progressive Field for the first home game of the Cleveland Guardians era.”
Cleveland Guardians Home Opener tickets are now available at CLEGuardians.com/tickets.
As a thank you to their fans, the Guardians have partnered with Progressive to offer every fan who purchases Opening Day tickets (including fans who already hold tickets to Opening Day on April 15) a complimentary ticket to any April or May home game (subject to availability).
The ‘Thank You’ ticket offer is a one-for-one offer which means fans who purchase four tickets to Opening Day will receive four free tickets to redeem to one additional April or May home game. All tickets with this offer will be for Upper Reserved seats.
For more on the team founded as the Grand Rapids Rustlers in 1894, and known as the Cleveland Indians from 1915 – 2021, before changing its name to the Cleveland Guardians at the conclusion of the 2021 season, see the video accompanying this article.
(Source: MLB) / (Cover photo, Tom Hanks in “A League of Their Own” with Gina Davis, Image credit: Twitter)
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