TROT NIXON TO HEADLINE SEA DOGS' 2013 HOT STOVE DINNER & SILENT AUCTION

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January 11th Event Benefits the Maine Children's Cancer Program
Tickets On Sale Now

Portland, Maine - Former Boston Red Sox outfielder Trot Nixon will be the featured guest at the Sea Dogs' 2013 Hot Stove Dinner and Silent Auction.  The event will take place on Friday, January 11th at 5:30 PM at the Sable Oaks Marriott in South Portland and benefits the Maine Children's Cancer Program.  Additional guests will be announced later.
Tickets for the event are now on sale now.  Tickets are $50.00 and are limited to 300. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Hadlock Field Ticket Office, by phone at 207-879-9500 or online at www.seadogs.com.  Doors open at 5:30 PM with the Silent Auction running from 5:30 to 7:00 PM.  A buffet dinner will be served at 6:30 PM and the program will begin at 7:00 PM.  Everyone who attends will receive an autographed 8 X 10 photo of Nixon.
Nixon had a 12 year Major League career including ten seasons with the Red Sox, where he was a key member of the 2004 World Series Championship team.  He was drafted by the Red Sox in the first round (7th overall) of the 1993 First-Year Player Draft.  As a minor leaguer in 1995 and 1996, Nixon played against the Sea Dogs at Hadlock Field as a member of the Trenton Thunder; then a Red Sox affiliate.  Nixon appeared in 1,092 big league games where he hit .274 with 137 home runs and 555 RBI.  Nixon had a career best year in 2003 where he hit .306 with 24 doubles and 28 home runs.  In Game Three of the American League Division Series that year with the Red Sox facing elimination, Nixon delivered a pinch-hit two-run homer in the 11th inning lifting the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory.  Nixon's Red Sox career came to an end in 2006.  He spent the 2007 season with the Cleveland Indians and the 2008 season with the New York Mets before retiring in the spring of 2009.
"Trot Nixon has a reputation for playing with a lot of heart and hustle which has made him very popular throughout Red Sox Nation," said Sea Dogs' Executive Vice President and General Manager Geoff Iacuessa. "We are honored to have him join us in January to support a great cause."
All proceeds from the dinner and silent auction will benefit the official charity of the Portland Sea Dogs'; the Strike Out Cancer in Kids Program.  The Strike Out Cancer in Kids Program was established in 1995 to raise money for the Maine Children's Cancer Program.  For every strikeout that a Sea Dogs' pitcher throws money is raised through generous pledges of businesses and individuals.  In the 18 year history of the program more than four million dollars has been raised.  For more information on the Strike Out Cancer in Kids Program log onto www.seadogs.com. 
The Sea Dogs will open their 20th season on Thursday, April 4th at 6:00 PM against the Trenton Thunder (Yankees) at Hadlock Field.  Book your nine inning vacation; tickets for the 2013 season are now on sale can be purchased by calling the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at 207-879-9500 and online at www.seadogs.com.