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Celebrating Opening Day

MLB Opening Day brings royals greats to campus
Three students sit in chairs outside, holding "Roo Up" symobls and smiling. Sluggerrr mascot lays on the ground in front of them looking at the camera.
Photo by Brandon Parigo

We were thrilled to host the MLB's Road to Opening Day with the Royals Tuesday, April 5. Students, faculty, staff and community members hung out with Sluggerrr and Royals greats, including Brian McRae, Jaime Bluma, Al Fitzmorris, Dennis Leonard, Jamie Quirk, John Wathan, Jim Eisenreich, Frank White and Greg Pryor.

A group of students stand in front of a table to get autographs from former players Greg Pryor and Frank White, who are sitting at the table in jerseys.
Photo by Brandon Parigo
Mascots Sluggerrr and KC Roo pose together outside, in front of a Royals banner
Photo by John Martellaro
An MLB representative hands an MLB-branded tote bag and bags of chips to a person. Both are smiling.
Photo by Brandon Parigo
Former Royal Frank White, Chancellor Mauli Agrawal, KC Roo and former Royal Greg Pryor stand/sit together and smile at the camera.
Photo courtesy of Frank White
Sluggerrr holds a students hand; the student holds her arm out and laughs at Sluggerrr. Other students are in the background laughing and taking pictures.
Photo by Brandon Parigo
Eight former Royals players stand together and smile at the camera. All are wearing jerseys with their former numbers.
Photo courtesy of Frank White
A crowd of people stands and walks on a large sidewalk, an MLB cart is in the middle. Flowering trees line both sides of the sidewalk against a blue cloudy sky.
Photo by Brandon Parigo
Six former Royals players sit in a line at tables to sign autographs. All are wearing Royals jerseys.
Photo by Brandon Parigo

 

 

Story by: Strategic Marketing and Communications
Published: Apr 8, 2022
Posted In: Student Life
Tags: Future Students Prospective Students Current Students
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