Tryouts Monday for American Legion Baseball

Maricopa American Legion Post 133, will be holding tryouts for talented baseball players ages 13 to 19. The tryouts will be Monday 7-9 p.m. at Copper Sky.

Organizers are looking for experienced ballplayers who want to play against high school level competition. The season will begin May 30. The team will play close to 20 games. Opening Day will be at the baseball fields at Copper Sky Recreational Center with a double header on May 30.

For more information e-mail [email protected], Legion website at alpost133az.org or Azball.org.

Legion Baseball's alumni include some of the sport's most recognizable names such as Yogi Berra. Ted Williams suited up for a post in San Diego, Frank Robinson led his Oakland, California, team to the only back-to-back national championships in program history. Current Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira played in the league's 1997 World Series. Other prominent players include Ryne Sandberg, Roy Campanella, Dusty Baker, Albert Pujols, Greg Maddux and Chipper Jones.

American Legion Baseball is a national institution, having thrived through a world war, several national tragedies, and times of great prosperity as well as great despair. The league still stands behind the traditional values upon which it was founded in 1925. American Legion Baseball has taught hundreds of thousands of young Americans the importance of sportsmanship, good health and active citizenship.