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A’s to auction once-in-a-lifetime experiences
- Updated: December 5, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The A’s are offering several experience packages in conjunction with Major League Baseball’s annual “Play Ball” auction initiative, which this year will benefit a youth baseball and softball field in honor of late Mets employee Shannon Forde.
All 30 clubs are participating in the auction in memory of Forde, the former Mets senior director of media relations who lost her battle with breast cancer earlier this year. More than 100 unique baseball experiences and memorabilia packages are up for grabs in the auction.
Among the three experience packages donated by the A’s is an opportunity to join the club’s front office as an intern for a day. The winning bidder will shadow A’s staffers from various departments, including public relations, stadium operations and more, and …
