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Corey Kluber Hosts Final 'Kluber's Kids' Program of 2019 Season
Posted By:
Austin Alley
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
CLEVELAND (September 18, 2019) – Indians star pitcher Corey Kluber
wrapped up this season’s ‘Kluber’s Kids’ program on Tuesday evening when he
hosted a local family for a special day at the ballpark. Kluber welcomed Michael,
a middle school student who is undergoing chemotherapy treatment at Cleveland Clinic
Children’s, onto the field to hang out before the game and watch the Indians
take batting practice. Michael was joined by his mother, younger brothers, and
a family friend.
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In addition to meeting the two-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher,
Michael and his family got to explore Progressive Field, shop at the stadium’s Team
Shop and enjoy an all-you-can-eat dinner in the Club Lounge. To top it all off,
everyone got to watch the Indians beat the Detroit Tigers, narrowing their
deficit in the Wild Card race to just 1.5 games.
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Tuesday’s program marked the tenth ‘Kluber’s Kids’ date of the
2019 season, including three total ‘Kluber’s Kids’ dates in June. The program provides
a dream day at the ballpark for families with a child undergoing treatment Cleveland
Clinic Children’s. The families receive Indians gear, watch batting practice
from the field, receive access to the stadium’s Club Lounge for the game, and hang
out with Corey and Amanda Kluber in an exclusive pre-game meet-and-greet.
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Kluber’s Kids was launched several years ago, but 2019 marks
the first year it was incorporated as an official program of the Kluber Family
Foundation. This past year, the Foundation was able to improve the overall experience
for the families by including $100 gift cards for the Team Shop for each of the
participants and allowing representatives from the foundation – generally board
members – to accompany the families for this special day.
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Among the many highlights from this year’s ten ‘Kluber’s
Kids’ dates was the June 25th program that featured Grady Schlabach
and his family. Grady, an eleven-year-old suffering from cancer, got to meet
Corey and Amanda and left an indelible mark on the Klubers through his courageous
battle and inspiring positivity. Grady and his family were later invited to
this year’s ‘Curveball for a Cause’ fundraising event, where he got to meet numerous
Indians players and even went home with a game-worn Corey Kluber jersey.
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The final ‘Kluber’s Kids’ program of the season came the day
after the second annual ‘Curveball for a Cause,’ where more than $200,000 was
raised in support of the Kluber Family Foundation and its ongoing community
outreach programs that benefit children suffering from pediatric illnesses.
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