Cardinals Caravan to visit baseball fans at Fort Leonard Wood
Photo courtesy of Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar meets Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Wells, with the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence NCO Academy, and his daughter Layla, during the 2023 Cardinals Caravan event in the Engineer Regimental Room at Fort Leonard Wood’s John B. Mahaffey Museum Complex.
FLW Public Affairs Office
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Five current and former St. Louis Cardinals baseball players are planning to stop at Fort Leonard Wood to meet with fans January 17 at noon during an event in Nutter Field House.
The Cardinals Caravan – which brings players, alumni and broadcasters together with fans outside of St. Louis each year during baseball’s offseason – is scheduled to include current players Alec Burleson, Luken Baker and Jimmy Crooks, along with Cardinals alumni Matt Adams and Mitch Harris.
According to Erin Krippene, St. Louis Cardinals marketing coordinator, Harris, a former Cardinals pitcher, served in the U.S. Navy for five years prior to his baseball career.
This caravan’s emcee is scheduled to be longtime Cardinals radio broadcaster John Rooney.
The players will be on hand to sign autographs and take pictures with DoD ID card holders and their families.
To obtain a voucher for entry, stop by Leisure Travel Services, located in Bldg. 490, Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Vouchers will be given to card holders on a first come, first served basis through January 16.
For more information about the Cardinals Caravan, contact the Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office at 573.563.4145 or Leisure Travel Services at 573.329.8587.
About Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Leonard Wood is a thriving and prosperous installation that has evolved from a small basic training post more than 80 years ago to a premier Army Center of Excellence that trains nearly 80,000 military and civilians each year.
