Pre-Season Excitement For The Orioles At FanFest 2017
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- With Spring Training around the corner, Orioles fans gathered for FanFest at the Baltimore Convention Center on Saturday.
Fans big and small came to get excited for the 2017 baseball season.
The Orioles say more than 15-thousand fans came to Fanfest today including these folks who wore their orange proudly!@cbsbaltimore #Go O's pic.twitter.com/yFyu29vvUk
— Ron Matz (@RonMatzNews) January 28, 2017
Longest line at #Oriole's #FanFest? Easily the one for @OrioleBird ! @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/RI5jGZIdfl
— Mike Schuh Storyteller (@MikeSchuhTV) January 28, 2017
Orioles FanFest featured appearances by current and former Orioles players and coaches as part of a day-long celebration of baseball.
Fans got a chance to participate in clinics, exhibits, and interactive games from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Several of you favorite anchors and reporters from WJZ were there, and 105.7 The Fan broadcast the event.
#WJZ NOW at #OriolesFanFest with @PatWarrenWJZ @WJZDevin @TraceyWJZ and everyone else!!! pic.twitter.com/NiMBq9Rjg6
— Marcus Washington (@MarcusNBC) January 28, 2017
With.@RonMatzWJZ at .@Orioles #FanFest #WJZ will be here all day.@cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/h1pDYHmnPY
— Amy Yensi WJZ (@AmyWJZ) January 28, 2017
Come meet me at #OFanFest! Here till noon sporting my favorite & only @orioles jersey ... the great Manager Buck Showalter! @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/fHRSENIk8i
— Mike Schuh Storyteller (@MikeSchuhTV) January 28, 2017
Our gang's all here! #fanfest2017 Come on down pic.twitter.com/2V1M93yVZY
— Denise Koch WJZ (@DeniseWJZ) January 28, 2017
In addition to autographs sessions, FanFest activities included Q&A forums with players and front office staff; clinics for children on a youth-sized baseball field; kids press conferences where young Orioles fans can ask questions to players; official Orioles merchandise and memorabilia available for purchase; a Spring Training in Sarasota exhibit; and a tour of the Orioles' clubhouse at Oriole Park.
Hey, who's that incognito @Orioles at FanFest? Behold the bearded Chris Tillman. pic.twitter.com/9E1Ogvq2Dn
— Mark Viviano (@MarkWJZ) January 28, 2017
Buck at @Orioles FanFest: just making the playoffs isn't enough for this team. pic.twitter.com/IsJnSDXsJN
— Mark Viviano (@MarkWJZ) January 28, 2017
The event draws about 15,000.
Thousands of Orioles fans at the Baltimore Convention Center for Fanfest 2017.
— Ron Matz (@RonMatzNews) January 28, 2017
WJZ is here!, come on down and say hi! @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/DpIL4aOrHj
You can find more information about the event here. Thanks for all who came out today. A great time was had by all!
O's FanFest! @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/RELyZwgCr2
— Mike Schuh Storyteller (@MikeSchuhTV) January 28, 2017
Shout out to the many #WJZ viewers we met at #OriolesFanFest! PS, the lady in orange is Susan, and she made all this possible. @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/S0FI5QhuXS
— Avajoye Burnett (@AvajoyeWJZ) January 28, 2017
Great time at #OriolesFanFest today! #Cowabunga @TimWilliamsWJZ @MartyBassWJZ @TurkWJZ @cbsbaltimore pic.twitter.com/Q7tf6z9Pta
— Rick Ritter (@RickRitterWJZ) January 28, 2017
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