In a very moving tribute, on June 29th, there
will be a tribute to Gary Carter with a pre-game ceremony before the Brooklyn
Cyclones play against the Aberdeen IronBirds.
This past year, Hall of Fame catcher and Mets icon, Gary Carter, died
after a long battle with brain cancer.
While he entered the Hall of Fame as part of the Montreal
Expos, those in New York who love the Mets will always remember him fondly. As
such, the Brooklyn Cyclones will have the ceremony before their 7 pm game
against the IronBirds and they’ll be wearing special orange and blue jersey
with “Kid 8” memorial patches on the right sleeve. This is the same patch that
the New York Mets wore throughout the season.
What’s even more – the special jerseys will then be
auctioned off throughout the game and some of the proceeds will benefit the
Gary Carter Foundation, which works to better the physical, mental and spiritual
lives of children who are in need.
Come out that night to support a great team, and to support
an amazing cause.
For those who don’t
know the history behind the Brooklyn Cyclones, the NYC Tourist.com website
explains, “The Brooklyn Cyclones are a minor-league baseball team based out of Brooklyn's MCU Park at the Coney Island boardwalk.
Originally founded in Toronto, where they were known as the St. Catharines, the
Brooklyn Cyclones (along with their principal rivals, the Staten Island Yankees) were
brought to New York in 1999 by then-mayor Rudy Giuliani.”
Here is a look at the shirts that will be raffled off during the evening:
