PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Phillies fans can live out their big league dreams next month, while helping to raise money for the American Heart Association.
Today, a press preview was held for the 18th annual Richie Ashburn Home Runs for Heart event, giving participants a chance to swing for the fences at Citizens Bank Park on May 4th and 5th.
Rich Ashburn Jr. says his dad would have been proud that part of his legacy is awareness of heart disease:
“I think he would get a kick out of that it’s ‘home runs for heart’ and not ‘singles for heart.