Country Superstar Garth Brooks to "play" Surprise
Wednesday February 4, 2004
Two-time Grammy Award winner Garth Brooks is the Spring Training "surprise" this year. The Kansas City Royals announced Friday that the country music superstar will attend camp in Surprise as a non-roster invite to develop awareness for Teammates for Kids. He is expected to arrive Feb. 22 in preparation for the Cactus League baseball season.
Surprise, the newest member of the Cactus League, is in its second year as the Spring Training hometown of the Royals and Texas Rangers.
"These are exciting times," said Mark Coronado, director of Surprise's Community and Recreation Services Department. "This will bring national media attention to Surprise on a daily basis," he said. Coronado was working for the nearby City of Peoria when Garth Brooks attended the San Diego Padres camps there in 1998 and 1999. Brooks also attended the New York Mets Spring Training in 2000.
Garth Brooks, with the help of 67 Major League Baseball Players, started the Teammates for Kids Foundation in 1999 to raise money for children's charities around the world. Today, more than 450 professional baseball, hockey and football players participate. In the past five years, their contributions have helped generate more than $37 million for children in all 50 states, 10 Canadian provinces and 41 other countries.
Surprise, the newest member of the Cactus League, is in its second year as the Spring Training hometown of the Royals and Texas Rangers.
"These are exciting times," said Mark Coronado, director of Surprise's Community and Recreation Services Department. "This will bring national media attention to Surprise on a daily basis," he said. Coronado was working for the nearby City of Peoria when Garth Brooks attended the San Diego Padres camps there in 1998 and 1999. Brooks also attended the New York Mets Spring Training in 2000.
Garth Brooks, with the help of 67 Major League Baseball Players, started the Teammates for Kids Foundation in 1999 to raise money for children's charities around the world. Today, more than 450 professional baseball, hockey and football players participate. In the past five years, their contributions have helped generate more than $37 million for children in all 50 states, 10 Canadian provinces and 41 other countries.
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