Orioles Manager Buck Showalter Keynote Speaker at Shorebirds Hot Stove Dinner

Here's the Official Press Release:

For Immediate Release - December 9, 2014 Contact: Shawn Schoolcraft, 410-219-3112

ORIOLES? MANAGER BUCK SHOWALTER NAMED KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR SHOREBIRDS HOT STOVE BANQUET

Three Time MLB Manager of the Year to speak at Hot Stove Banquet on January 28th at the Wicomico Youth &

Civic Center.

Salisbury, MD. - In conjunction with the Baltimore Orioles, the Delmarva Shorebirds are pleased to announce

Orioles Manager Buck Showalter as the keynote speaker during the 14th Annual Shorebirds Hot Stove Banquet

on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. The banquet will begin at 6pm and run

until approximately 9pm.

Three-time Manager of the Year (1994, 2004, & 2014), Showalter will enter his sixth season with the Orioles in

2015. It will be his 16th Season as a Professional Manager in Major League Baseball. Showalter spent 1992-1995

with the New York Yankees, 1998-2000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, 2003-2006 with the Texas Rangers, and

was hired by the Orioles on July 29th, 2010. On January 16th, 2013, the Orioles announced a contract extension

for Showalter through the 2018 season.

In 2014, Showalter led the Orioles to 96 wins, their first American League East Division Title since 1997, and the

first title clinched at home in Baltimore since 1969. The Orioles went on to sweep the Detroit Tigers in the American

League Division Series, before getting swept by the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship

Series. In 2012, Showalter led the Orioles to 93 wins, a 24 win improvement from the 2011 season (69). The

Orioles advanced to the American League Division Series, before losing in five games to the New York Yankees.

They previously had beaten the Texas Rangers in the one game American League Wild Card.

Prior to his coaching career with the Orioles, Showalter worked for ESPN as a studio analyst for Baseball Tonight

and ESPN?s TV and Radio Broadcasts. Showalter was a fifth round selection by the New York Yankees in the 1977

draft, and spent seven seasons in the Yankees minor league system as a first baseman and outfielder. He had a

.294 career batting average.

?We?re honored to have one of most respected managers in baseball, and an integral part in the Orioles recent

successes join us to speak on January 28,? said Shorebirds General Manager Chris Bitters. ?I encourage all Orioles

fans on the Eastern Shore and baseball fans to take advantage of this opportunity to hear from Buck Showalter.?

In addition to Showalter the following notable guests will also be in attendance: 2014 Shorebirds Manager, Ryan

Minor, 2014 Bowie Baysox and former Shorebirds Manager, Gary Kendall and Baltimore Orioles Director of Minor

League Operations, Kent Qualls.

A silent auction will be held during the Hot Stove Banquet to benefit the Shorebirds Community Fund. Silent

auction tables will include items from major professional sports teams and select Minor League teams. The

Shorebirds have secured items from the Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays,

Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills.

The price for the Hot Stove Banquet, which includes a buffet dinner, is $40 per individual. Groups and companies

can purchase a private table of eight for the discounted rate of $280.

For more information about the Shorebirds Hot Stove Banquet and to purchase tickets contact the Shorebirds

front office at 410-219-3112.

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