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Rangers unveil field to MLB Youth Academy
- Updated: July 29, 2016
ARLINGTON — The Rangers unveiled Josh “Hambone” Hamilton Field to its MLB Youth Academy Thursday afternoon during a ceremony in the outfield of the new field. The team also announced Toyota Motors had donated $1 million to the Academy, which is expected to be completed in spring 2017.
“We [at Toyota] believe everybody deserves a chance to thrive with a facility like this,” CEO of Toyota Motors North America Jim Lentz said.
Lentz, Rangers owner Ray Davis, Dallas Mayor Pro Tem and City Councilwoman Monika A. Alonzo, third baseman Adrian Beltre and outfielder Josh Hamilton were some of the many dignitaries on hand for the ceremony.
“Whatever you can do while you’re in [the game] to give back to the community and help the pastime you love so much, and to have your name attached to it in the future, it’s something special,” said Hamilton, whose donation to the project made the construction of the field possible.
Hamilton has missed the entire season because of left knee reconstruction surgery. He said seeing the excitement of the community at …
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