The Asheville Downtown Association today
announced that Asheville-native and Atlanta Braves star, Cameron Maybin, will
serve as grand marshal for the 2015 Asheville Holiday Parade, presented by
Bojangles of WNC on Saturday, November 21. The grand marshal float is sponsored
by Deerfield Retirement Community.
Maybin’s family knew he would be a baseball
player at the age of three. His dad Rudy said, “Cameron always had a ball or
bat in his hand. He just loved it."
When he was 12-years-old, his dad was
influential in locking down his summers as a bat boy for the Class A Asheville
Tourists. He felt it would help Maybin stay focused on the game. “A batboy has
to stay alert; it can be dangerous as they’re in the hot zone for fouls.”
Maybin’s dad also knew being around the players and coaches would give him
exposure to tips and techniques he wouldn’t have found out otherwise.
Maybin played baseball at T.C. Roberson
High School, where as a freshman, he led his team to a state championship and
was named the tournament’s “Most Valuable Player.”
The 10th overall pick in 2005,
Maybin was drafted by the Detroit Tigers, and after a couple years in the
minors, was called up in 2007. At 20, he was the youngest player in the
American League, and in just his second major league game, picked up his first
career home run off All-Star pitcher, Roger Clemens. Now centerfielder for the
Atlanta Braves, Maybin has posted 10 home runs and 52 RBIs in the 2015 season.
The Asheville Holiday Parade, presented by
Bojangles of WNC, rolls, dances and marches through downtown Asheville on
Saturday, November 21 beginning at 11am. The parade features nearly 100 entries
including marching bands, dance and cheer squads, nonprofits and businesses.
After the parade Maybin will make his way
to Ingles JingleFest in Pack Square Park to sign autographs.
Applications for parade entries are due
Friday, October 3 and available at ashevilledowntown.org. More information
about the Asheville Holiday Parade and Ingles JingleFest also at
ashevilledowntown.org.
2015 sponsors include: Bojangles of WNC,
Ingles Markets, Deerfield Retirement Community, The North Carolina Arboretum,
Holston Gases, Asheville Eye Associates, Harmony Motors, Kudzu Branding Co.,
Aloft Asheville Downtown, WLOS ABC 13, My40, Mix 96.5, Star 104.3, 98.1 The
River, 99.9 Kiss Country, Scene, Asheville Citizen-Times, WNC Parent, WNC
Magazine, Laurel of Asheville, Sound Extreme Entertainment, Asheville Color
& Imaging and Macaroni Kids.
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