Showcase your skills in front of Bluefish and Major League scouts
By PAUL HERRMANN Bridgeport The Bridgeport Bluefish today announced that open tryouts for the team will be held at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard on Saturday, April 12th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, with a live on field scrimmage following the tryout. This is a great opportunity for a player to come to the ballpark and show off his skills in hopes to play at this level, said Bluefish general manager Ken Shepard. Were looking forward to hopefully finding players from the tryout to invite to spring training and join our roster. Three tryout participants made our Opening Day roster last season and we are hoping to mirror last years success. There will be an administration fee of $75 to tryout, with select participants (elected by the coaches) having the great experience of being able to participate in a live game on the field at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard following the tryout. Position players are to report to The Ballpark at Harbor Yard at 8:30 am for registration, while pitchers report at 10:00 am for registration. Participants must be at least eighteen years of age. All participants must wear proper baseball attire to be eligible to tryout. All those present should provide their career statistics and must supply their own wooden bats and baseball gloves. All participants will be required to sign a release form before trying out for the team. Coaches and representatives from the Bluefish will be on hand to evaluate the players at the ballpark, including Manager and former Major Leaguer Willie Upshaw. A group of Major League affiliated scouts will also be in attendance to evaluate all the prospects. The Pro-Tryout Specifications will include: -Warmups -60 yard dash -Pop Time (Catchers) -Infielders/Outfielders Defensive Drills -Pitcher Warmup -Position Players Hit in Cage, Pitchers light bullpen (pre-scrimmage) -Scrimmages begin at 12:00 pm To sign up and reserve your tryout spot please contact Paul Herrmann at (203) 416-1715 or [email protected].Click here to follow Daily Voice and receive free news updates.
