Baseball season is near, and the Gwinnett Braves have some special promotions in store for games at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville.
Returning will be such specials as $3 Thursdays, and Kids Eat Free Mondays. There will be $3 food and drink specials on Thursday home games. On Mondays, kids 12-under will receive a voucher for a free hot dog, bag of chips and a small soda.
New will be will be Team Tuesdays, which include pregame autograph sessions. Before each Tuesday night game (excluding June 11), select G-Braves players will be available for autographs on the Coolray Field concourse. Also, the first 500 fans will receive a collectible poster featuring prominent G-Braves players from past and present. And any child 12-under who wears their youth sports league jersey will receive a free ticket with the purchase of a full-priced adult ticket.
Another new incentive will be the Alumni Bobblehead Series. On selected dates, bobblehead figures of former star G-Braves players will be given to the first 2,000 fans. The schedule: Brandon Beachy (April 5), Freddie Freeman (May 18), Jason Heyward (June 22), Kris Medlen (July 6) and Craig Kimbrel (August 10).
The season opens Thursday, April 4, at 7:05 p.m. vs. Charlotte. The first 2,000 fans will receive G-Braves T-shirts.
The full list of 2013 promotions can be viewed at gwinnettbraves.com under "tickets & promotions."
