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Updated: Wednesday, 08 Aug 2012, 3:04 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 08 Aug 2012, 3:04 AM EDT
CINCINNATI, (WDTN) - National Baseball Hall of Famer Barry Larkin's career with the Cincinnati Reds will be honored with "11 Days of Larkin," a series of celebrations from August 16-26 that will include the retirement of his uniform number 11 on Saturday, August 25.
That pre-game ceremony at Great American Ball Park will begin at 3:00 p.m., preceding August 25 afternoon's 4:05 p.m. game vs the Cardinals.
Larkin's #11 will be the tenth jersey number retired by the Reds, joining Fred Hutchinson's #1, Johnny Bench's #5, Joe Morgan's #8, Sparky Anderson's #10, Dave Concepcion's #13, Ted Kluszewski's #18, Frank Robinson's #20, Tony Perez's #24 and Jackie Robinson's #42.
The August 25 game's festivities will include a block party at The Banks beginning at 1:00 p.m., hosted by the Reds Community Fund and featuring a post-game performance by Barry and Lisa Larkin's daughter Cymber, an international recording artist who performs under the name CymcoLe.
The Reds hit four solo homers in a 4 to 1 win over the Pirates on Monday, …
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