Milton Baseball Players to Join Fellow Red Sox at Autograph Session

Two Milton natives will be among the baseball players in the Boston Red Sox system that will participate in the Jimmy Fund’s “New Stars for Young Stars VIII” at Jillian’s Boston on Saturday, January 19.

Pitcher Rich Hill and left fielder Alex Hassan will sign autographs at the fundraiser that will take place between 11 a.m. at 1:30 p.m., next Saturday.

The Jimmy Fund Council of Greater Boston event will feature a buffet lunch, sports memorabilia sale, opportunity drawing, bowling and silent auction as well as player autographs.

Tickets are available in advance for $89 per person, which includes one autograph from all attending Red Sox players, lunch buffet, and one guest ticket. VIP tickets for $250 are also available and include one of the first 30 spots in line, one autograph from all attending Red Sox players, a Red Sox Jersey, lunch buffet, one guest ticket and one autograph from each player for guests.

The players expected to attend are Ryan Kalish, Rich Hill, Blake Swihart, Craig Breslow, Clayton Mortensen, Brandon Workman, Deven Marrero, Anthony Ranaudo, Dan Butler, Alex Hassan, Garin Cecchini, and 2004 World Series Champion Doug Mirabelli.

For more information or to purchase tickets, go to jimmyfund.org/new-stars or call 1-800-52-JIMMY. All proceeds from the event go to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund.