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New York Yankees Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Cashman and Boston Red Sox Co-General Manager Ben Cherington will serve as the featured guests speakers for the event.
Walt Dropo, who played baseball at UConn in 1943 and ’46 and went on to become the American League Rookie of the Year with the Boston Red Sox in 1950, will be honored with the UConn Baseball Distinguished Alumni Award as will Charles Nagy, who pitched at UConn from 1987-88, and had a 13-year professional career which included three all-star game appearances and two World Series trips.
The event will also serve as a reunion for the UConn Baseball classes of 1936, ’46, ’56, ’66, ‘76, ’86 and ’96. The dinner is a kickoff for the 2006 UConn baseball season and the entire ’06 Husky team will be introduced.
Tickets for the event are priced at $100 and a social hour will begin at 6:00 p.m. with dinner and speaking to follow. Proceeds from the event will benefit the University of Connecticut baseball program.
Walt Dropo, who played baseball at UConn in 1943 and ’46 and went on to become the American League Rookie of the Year with the Boston Red Sox in 1950, will be honored with the UConn Baseball Distinguished Alumni Award as will Charles Nagy, who pitched at UConn from 1987-88, and had a 13-year professional career which included three all-star game appearances and two World Series trips.
The event will also serve as a reunion for the UConn Baseball classes of 1936, ’46, ’56, ’66, ‘76, ’86 and ’96. The dinner is a kickoff for the 2006 UConn baseball season and the entire ’06 Husky team will be introduced.
Tickets for the event are priced at $100 and a social hour will begin at 6:00 p.m. with dinner and speaking to follow. Proceeds from the event will benefit the University of Connecticut baseball program.
