How would you like to spend one hour playing softball with former Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin? Well, that’s exactly what the Dukes of Dayton co-ed softball team from Centerville, Ohio got to do when they entered and won an Instagram contest created by Buffalo Wild Wings. Throughout the entire year, Buffalo Wild Wings is putting on a series of events called “Alive Events.” For this particular event, Buffalo Wild Wings partnered with MLB to sponsor the sweepstakes.
On Monday, June 29, the team of two years, made up of friends and neighbors and ranging from ages 18-50, knew they would be meeting a celebrity at Clippard Park in Colerain, but they had no idea who it would be.