Here is the breaking news we promised…on September 2nd, the BlueClaws will be retiring Ryan Howard’s number 29 here in Lakewood. Some notes about the event…

• Ryan will be here. The Phillies play in LA on September 1st, are off on the 2nd, and home on the 3rd.
• The first 2,000 fans will receive a Ryan Howard commemorative mini-BlueClaws jersey.
• His number 29 will be the third retired by the BlueClaws (50 for longtime South Atlantic League President John Henry Moss and 42 for Jackie Robinson), but first for any former BlueClaw.
• Howard was the first (by two days over Gavin Floyd) former BlueClaw to appear in a major league game (on September 1, 2004).
• Here is an MiLB.com article on Howard’s 2007 rehab appearance with the BlueClaws.

“Ryan has gone from being a great BlueClaw to being one of the best players in all of baseball,” said BlueClaws General Manager Geoff Brown. “We’re proud to honor him like this and are excited to bring him back to Lakewood.”

Here is the full release.



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