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The Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos pays tribute to all branches of US Navy and honor the navy legacy of Ted Williams’ throughout Salute to Service Evening tonight. They’ll put on custom-made jerseys and provides away a Ted Williams “Bronsons Bombers” bobblehead.
The jerseys, offered by the Naval Aviation Museum Basis, will function name indicators relatively than final names on the again. The gamers’ name indicators have been chosen by their teammates.
Ted Williams famously sacrificed three years of his MLB profession to serve within the US Marine Corps throughout World Conflict II. The Blue Wahoos pays particular tribute to the 2 occasions Williams was stationed at Naval Air Station-Pensacola.
The bobblehead giveaway options Williams at age 25 carrying the Bronson baseball uniform that he donned whereas enjoying on an all-star staff when he was stationed at NAS-Pensacola. (Bronson Subject was an auxiliary airfield positioned near NAS-Pensacola.)
The Salute to Service Evening recreation in opposition to the Montgomery Biscuits will happen tonight, August 18, at 6:35pm.
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