VALLEYCATS ANNOUNCE MARIANO RIVERA BOBBLEHEAD GIVEAWAY AT “THE JOE”

TROY, NY- The Tri-City ValleyCats have announced the second edition of the Heritage Series Bobblehead Collection, 1994 Albany-Colonie Yankee Mariano Rivera. The first 1,500 fans through the gates on Capital Region Baseball Heritage Night, Monday July 22, will receive a Rivera bobblehead.

Rivera joins last season’s inaugural bobblehead, Derek Jeter, as the first two in the Heritage Series Collection. The series pays tribute to those who have baseball roots in New York’s Capital Region. Rivera was a member of the 1994 Albany-Colonie Yankees and started nine games for the club. He then went on to become a 12-time Major League All-Star, five-time World Series Champion, World Series MVP and ultimately will be enshrined into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The history of professional baseball in the Capital Region extends as far back as the late 19th century with the Troy Haymakers (1871-1872) and Trojans (1882-1889). This rich heritage also includes the Albany Senators (1885-1959), Schenectady Blue Jays (1951-1957), Albany-Colonie A’s (1983-1984), Albany-Colonie Yankees (1985-1994) and more.

The Tri-City ValleyCats are the most recent affiliated professional baseball club, arriving in Troy in 2002. Since that time, the ValleyCats have had 26 players reach Major League Baseball including notables such as Hunter Pence, Ben Zobrist, Jose Altuve and Bud Norris.

The only current way to purchase tickets to Heritage Night is through the ValleyCats six-game Heritage Mini-Plan Package or season tickets. Individual tickets go on-sale on Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, Monday April 1 at 10am.

Fans can guarantee themselves a Rivera bobblehead by purchasing a Heritage Series Mini-Plan Package, which includes tickets to six of the ‘Cats most popular games of the 2013 season. To order a Heritage Mini-Plan or season tickets, log on to the ValleyCats website at www.tcvalleycats.com, call 518-629-CATS or visit the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium Box Office.