Looking forward to this weekend’s series with the Giants, the Rays are dedicating Friday’s annual Pride Night to the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando. All open seats to Friday’s game are available for $5.00, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Pulse Victims Fund.
We’ll be there in section 143, and so should you!
You can find out more about the event below via the Rays’ official press release:
The Rays invite you to join us as we dedicate Pride Night to the victims of the Orlando tragedy.
All open seats to Friday’s Rays-San Francisco Giants 7:10 p.m. game at Tropicana Field will be available for $5 with 100% of proceeds from those sales benefitting the Pulse Victims Fund, set up for the families of the victims. Additional donations for the Fund will also be accepted through the link below.
Special ‘We are Orlando’ T-shirts will be distributed to all fans in attendance as a symbolic gesture of unity and inclusion – we all stand with Orlando.
Also planned for Friday:
Proceeds from the team’s daily 50/50 raffle will also benefit the Pulse Victims Fund and additional donation centers will be located at the ballpark.
- OneBlood will hold blood drives at Tropicana Field starting at 4 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. for Saturday’s 4:10 game. Donors will receive a OneBlood T-shirt and a pair of tickets to a future Rays game.
- The National Anthem and God Bless America will performed by Una Voce, the Florida Men’s Chorale.
- There will be a video pre-recorded by Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred.
- Major League Baseball’s Vice President of Social Responsibility and Inclusion Billy Bean will throw out the ceremonial first pitch and Senior Vice President, Diversity and Strategic Alliances Wendy Lewis will also be in attendance.
- The Rays and Giants will also observe a moment of silence while the names of the Orlando shooting victims will be scrolled on the video board.
- Parking will be $5 in Rays controlled parking lots.
Tickets can be purchased directly from the team here.