The inaugural Pepsi MAX Field of Dreams Game took place Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio’s Huntington Park, home of the International League’s Clippers.
The MLB Legends won 12-11 over The Wisecup Team.
Highlights of the game included leadoff batter Rickey Henderson getting a single on the game’s fourth pitch. Eventhough, stealing wasn’t allowed, the MLB’s all-time basestealer stole second and third before Frank Thomas, living up to his nickname, put the “Big Hurt” on a pitch and hit a towering homer to left-center.
The goal of the MLB Legends was to entertain, allow Tim Wisecup’s team to enjoy themselves and not get hurt.
Pepsi MAX and Major League Baseball initiated the “dream baseball experience” on the contest winner’s home town field. It pits former pro baseball players against non-professional local baseball players.
In 2011, all baseball fans across the country voted to decide which of four regional finalists would have the opportunity to take the field with the best from MLB.
Tim Wisecup, from the Columbus suburb of Hilliard, Ohio won the votes of baseball fans throughout the country and was chosen as the winner of the Pepsi MAX Field of Dreams contest.
Field of Dreams winner Tim Wisecup
Wisecup put together a team of 10 friends from Ohio and Michigan to play against 11 MLB Legends.
The MLB Legends included:
35 FRANK THOMAS 1B
29 ROD CAREW 2B
1 OZZIE SMITH SS
12 WADE BOGGS 3B
44 REGGIE JACKSON OUTFIELD
24 RICKEY HENDERSON OUTFIELD
31 DAVE WINFIELD OUTFIELD
11 EDGAR MARTINEZ DESIGNATED HITTER
5 JOHNNY BENCH CATCHER
45 PEDRO MARTINEZ STARTING PITCHER
43 DENNIS ECKERSLEY RELIEF PITCHER
THE WISECUP TEAM
5 TIM WISECUP 1B, HILLIARD, OHIO
25 CURTIS THOMPSON 2B, MARYSVILLE, OHIO
24 ERIK BARBONE SS, MANSFIELD, OHIO
8 MIKE HENNON 3B, HILLIARD, OHIO
3 CHRISTIAN BARTHOLOMEW OUTFIEDER, COLUMBUS, OHIO
4 TODD CARSEY OUTFIELDER, COLUMBUS, OHIO
7 GREG SECH OUTFIELDER, HILLIARD, OHIO
2 JOSHUA SLAUGHTER DESIGNATED HITTER, COLUMBUS, OHIO
11 ERIC GRANT CATCHER, MARYSVILLE, OHIO
22 DOUG LINDSEY STARTING PITCHER, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OHIO
6 BRIAN WEST RELIEF PITCHER, MT. CLEMENS, MICHIGAN
Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio (Clippers photo)
The MLB Legends ages ranged from the youngest of 40 years old, Pedro Martinez to 66-year-old Rod Carew, who was the oldest.
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