“I’ve had Guardians fever since 1977 when I caught my first game in Section 19 of Cleveland’s Lakefront Municipal Stadium,” said Hanks. “I’m honored to return to Cleveland and Progressive Field for the first home game of the Cleveland Guardians era.”
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians’ home opener April 15 against San Francisco.when the Indians revealed the franchise’s new name moving forward would be the Guardians.
Hanks starred as washed-up ballplayer Jimmy Dugan in the 1993 hit “A League of Their Own,” but years before making it big in Hollywood he was part of the Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival in Northeast Ohio. That’s when he developed a passion for baseball at old Municipal Stadium, attending several Indians games in the 1970s.
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