Arizona Diamondback pitcher, Heath Bell, has invited Miracle League of Arizona athletes and their families out to enjoy a day of fun at the ballpark! The opportunity includes watching Dback batting practice, meeting Heath Bell himself and some of his friends, enjoying activities at the ballpark’s SANDLOT and getting tickets to the game! Our first group, on May 11th had a blast!!!

Our very own MLAZ Junior athletes rubbing shoulders with Heath!

The best part, is that the opportunity will continue! Keep an eye on your e-mails from us over the summer, as we’ll be rotating through our leagues to give you a shot to enter the drawing for the same opportunity for your athlete and 4 additional family members.

On May 9th and 10th, the Miracle League of Arizona partnered with the Civitan Foundation to make provide a two-day, t-ball tournament. Eight teams participated and more than 200 people found their way to Dan Haren Field for fun, baseball, sandwiches, sun! This was a great success for the first of, what we hope are, many events for these great local athletes.

Most of the participants from the two-day Civitan Foundation T-ball tournament.

1st Annual

Spring Spectacular Phoenix Day Program T-Ball Tournament

 Presented by Civitan Foundation, Inc.
& Miracle League of Arizona

On April 28th, 2013 our very own player Kyle Byrd was an honorary Diamondback for the day. With the Make-A-Wish Foundation making his dream a reality, he was able to throw out the first pitch and meet and mingle with some of his idols.

Whether you enjoy jewelry shopping yourself, or want to help pass the word along to those you think may be interested, this is a easy and fun way to benefit MLAZ. Saturday the 27th, 1:00-4:00pm.

To share the invitation with others, click the link below:

Kendra Gives Back Invitation

We want to give a great congratulations to Tyler, who was recently invited to be the special guest of ASU Baseball for their April 5th game against the Oregon Ducks. Not only did Tyler get to spend some time with the ASU athletes and watch a great game, but he also got to throw out the opening pitch for a great Friday night game. Also, in case you were curious, ASU won that game 5-4. There was a little bit of Miracle League magic loaned out to the Sun Devils that evening!

We will be having professionally done photo days back again this season. Photo days will be Tuesday April 23rd, Wednesday April 24th and Saturday April 27th. Below is the schedule:

Tuesday April 23rd
Juniors (Cubs and Dbacks)- Photo time 5:30PM
Combined (Giants and Brewers) – Photo time 6:30PM

Wednesday April 24th
Advanced (Athletics and Rockies) – Photo time 5:00PM

Saturday April 27th
Juniors (Cubs and Dbacks) – Photo time 8:30AM
Combined (Giants and Brewers)- Photo time 9:30AM
Advanced (Athletics and Rockies)- Photo time 11:00AM

To download and print out the photo order form, click the link below:

2013 Order Form

For a preview of some of the photographers work, feel free to visit their website, at www.JessenAssociates.com

Season Duration: March 26th-May 11th

Tuesday Evenings, Wednesday Evenings and Saturdays! Come out and Watch Miracles Happen!

Click HERE to register!

It Was a Night to Dance, Drink, Dine and Donate!

SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD AT THE SCOTTSDALE GALLERIA
The Charros celebrated spring training with a night of fun and excitement.
There was great food from a variety of local restaurants, complimentary drinks, a huge silent auction, and dancing with the Herndon Brothers Band. Best of all, the proceeds benefited the Miracle League of Arizona and Scottsdale Charro Charities

Our neighboring STARS and their family committee put on a fun day at the Ballpark on the 9th of March. It’s great to have the field in usage, even when we’re in the off-season! Check out their webpage www.starsaz.org for more details.

It was an exciting and fun game at the Ballpark with some of our Advanced Team athletes taking on some local celebrities and a few Board members for a close win of 24-23!!!

It was a fun time had by all for our first annual Spring Classic Softball game. A big thank you to the celebrities, Volunteers, Coaches and fans that came out to make it a memorable night for our athletes.