Ticket Sales to begin for Celebration Game--More Players Added

February 12, 2019

Individual ticket sales for the Dayton Dragons 20th Season Celebration Game will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 13. The Celebration Game will be played on Saturday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. at Fifth Third Field. The game will match the 2019 Dragons ("Team 20") against a team of Dragons alumni who are still playing in the Cincinnati Reds minor league system.
Celebration Game tickets can be purchased at the Dragons Box Office located next to the main entry gates at Fifth Third Field and through the following outlets:

On line at www.daytondragons.com
By phone by calling the Dragons Box office at (937) 228-2287; or Ticketmaster charge-by-phone at (937) 228-2323
In person at any Miami Valley Kroger store that has a Ticketmaster outlet location

The box office is open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is never a convenience charge for tickets purchased at the Dragons box office. There is also no convenience charge for tickets purchased from the Dragons by phone at (937) 228-2287 (a shipping charge is added for tickets that are mailed).

The Dragons today announced 20 additional players who are expected to appear at the Celebration Game on March 30. Previously, five names were announced: outfielder Taylor Trammell, third baseman Jonathan India, catcher Tyler Stephenson, catcher Chris Okey, and outfielder T.J. Friedl.
Additional players added today include catcher Hendrik Clementina; outfielders Narciso Crook, Stuart Fairchild, Michael Beltre, and Aristides Aquino; infielders Gavin LaValley, Bruce Yari, Brantley Bell, John Sansone, and Luis Gonzalez; and pitchers Tony Santillan, Scott Moss, Aaron Fossas, Ryan Hendrix, Wyatt Strahan, Wennington Romero, Packy Naughton, John Ghyzel, Ryan Nutof, and Cory Thompson.
The full list of 25 players includes two Reds first round draft picks (India and Stephenson), one supplemental first round pick (Trammell), and three second round picks (Fairchild, Okey, and Santillan). Among the 26 players are the Reds 2018 Minor League Hitter of the Year (Friedl), the Most Valuable Player of the 2018 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game (Trammell), two 2018 Midwest League Full-Season All-Stars (Clementina and Ghyzel), the Reds organizational leader in victories in 2018 (Moss) and the Dragons all-time career leader in games played (Gonzalez). The list also includes numerous popular, multiple year Dragons such as Crook, Bell, Sansone, and Beltre.
Eleven (11) players on the list played in their league's all-star game in 2018. They included Clementina, Fairchild, Ghyzel, and Thompson with the Dragons; Trammell, Santillan, Stephenson, Friedl, Hendrix, and Bell with Advanced-A Daytona; and Aquino with Double-A Pensacola.
Aquino, Crook, Gonzalez, LaValley, and Strahan were members of the 2015 Dragons. Bell and Okey were with the 2016 Dragons. Beltre, Friedl, Trammell, Stephenson, Sansone, Yari, Santillan, Moss, Hendrix, Fossas, and Romero were all key members of the Dragons playoff team in 2017. India, Clementina, Fairchild, Naughton, Ghyzel, Nutof, and Thompson were all with the 2018 Dragons (all players listed by year of their most prominent season with the Dragons).
Additional players could be added prior to the game on March 30 based on availability.
Specialty jerseys will be worn in the Dragons 20th season Celebration Game by both Team 20 and the Dragons Alumni Team. An on-line jersey auction will take place after the game. Replica jerseys will be available in the Dragons Den team store and at www.daytondragons.com.
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