Orioles invite kids to attend games free with paying adult

BALTIMORE » Fulfilling a child’s request to “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is going to be a cheaper at Camden Yards this season.

The Baltimore Orioles have launched a program that will enable kids to attend home games free of charge. Every adult who purchases a regularly-priced upper deck ticket can bring up to two children, age 9 or under.

It is believed to be the first such initiative offered by a major league team.

“That’s pretty cool,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Monday. “Nobody else is doing that.”

The “Kids Cheer Free” program begins for the March 31 game against Minnesota. Tickets are currently available for games through April 29; tickets to remaining games will be made available on a monthby-month basis, as the season progresses.