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Registration is now open for Saturday's Evan Chambers baseball camp

roy fuoco, lakeland ledger
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LAKELAND — The Evan Michael Chambers LOVE Foundation’s annual baseball camp is back for its sixth year and will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at Peterson Park.

The annual event, which is dedicated to former Lakeland standout Evan Chambers, who died in 2013 of a heart condition when he was a Pittsburgh Pirates minor leaguer, is for boys and girls from ages 5-12.

The professional baseball players scheduled to attend include Chambers’ high school teammates Chris Sale, who is now with Atlanta after being traded by the Red Sox, and Drew Hutchison, currently a free agent. Tampa Bay Rays minor leaguer Brock Jones will also be at the camp.

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Randy Dell, Chambers' personal hitting coach in high school and into college, will also be helping at the camp along with current Lakeland coach Len Brutcher.

Former Lake Region star Ronnie Richardson, now a minor league coach in the Rays’ organization, returns as camp coordinator.

Advanced registration is now open at www.lakelandcitybaseball.com and will close Friday. Registration is free.

Former Lakeland star Evan Chambers, who died in 2009, worked a baseball camp when he was a high school player. The foundation started in his name by his parents will hold its annual baseball camp on Saturday.
Former Lakeland star Evan Chambers, who died in 2009, worked a baseball camp when he was a high school player. The foundation started in his name by his parents will hold its annual baseball camp on Saturday.

This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Registration for 2024 Evan Chambers baseball camp on Saturday, Feb. 3