The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
Kluber, Brantley to appear at Tribe Fest
Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber and Michael Brantley, who finished third in the American League Most Valuable Player Award voting, have been added to list of players scheduled to appear at Tribe Fest 2015.
In becoming the fourth Indians pitcher to win Major League Baseball’s top pitching award, Kluber went 18-9 with a 2.44 ERA. Brantley became the first player in Indians history to have 200 hits, 20 home runs, 20 stolen bases and 45 doubles in a season. In the MVP voting, he finished third behind Mike Trout and Victor Martinez.
Other players scheduled to appear at Tribe Fest are Yan Gomes, Cody Allen, Carlos Carrasco, Nick Swisher, Jason Kipnis, Mike Aviles, Trevor Bauer, Michael Bourn, Lonnie Chisenhall, T.J. House, Roberto Perez, Jose Ramirez, Marc Rzepczynski, Danny Salazar, Carlos Santana and Bryan Shaw.
Also scheduled to attend are Tribe president Mark Shapiro, former Indians catcher and current first-base coach Sandy Alomar, plus former Indians Charles Nagy, Dennis Martinez and Paul Assenmacher.
Tribe Fest will take place at Progressive Field on Saturday, Jan. 24 and Sunday, Jan. 25. On the 24th, the hours will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. On the 25th, it will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Autographs can be guaranteed by purchasing an autograph ticket bundled at the same time with the general admission ticket online at Indians.com/TribeFEST. All fans in attendance are required to purchase an autograph pass in order to be guaranteed a spot in the autograph session line.
Tickets are $20 each for Indians major-league roster player sessions and $25 for Indians alumni player sessions.
Each Tribe Fest event will feature multiple autograph sessions, for which 250 tickets will be sold. Autographs for specific players are not guaranteed, just a space in line. If autograph sessions are not sold out, fans will be allowed to wait in line for autographs, time permitting, on a first-come, first-served basis.
In addition to autographs, young fans can hit in the Progressive Field batting cages, take tours of the home clubhouse and listen to Q&A’s with Tribe broadcasters and players.
Complete details can be found at Indians.com/TribeFest.