Fort Bend Lifestyles and Homes Magazine Jul 2009: Minute Maid and Houston Astros Partner to Renovate Basebal Field

Minute Maid and Houston Astros Partner to Renovate Baseball Field

Dream League enables children with disabilities to play America’s favorite past time

rand Slam For Youth Baseball, a partnership between Minute Maid and the Houston Astros dedicated to renovating one youth baseball/softball field each year, recently held a field dedication ceremony for the program ’s 2009 recipient.

The First Colony Little League Dream League is a unique league that enables children ages 5-18 years with physical and/or mental disabilities to play baseball.

Following the dedication, in which Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane was on hand to help dedicate the field, the Dream League players played a brief, two-inning game with Houston Astro Brandon Backe pitching to the players.

(clockwise) Houston Astro Brandon Backe (right), pitched to the players including Stevie Meyer (center) who hit a home run and was awarded a year ’s supply of Minute Maid orange juice by Senior Vice President of Coca-Cola North America and General Manager of the Minute Maid Business Unit Michael Saint John. • Astros’ Owner Drayton McLane was on hand to help dedicate the field. • Following the dedication, the Dream League players played a brief, two-inning game in which Houston Astro Brandon Backe pitched to the players, including Abby Tassin. • (L-R) Houston Astro Brandon Backe and Dream League player L’Air Robertson • (L-R) Lexi Villarreal, Brandon Backe, Abby Tassin and Jasmine Bailey.