Frank Mason III, who was the consensus national player in 2017 with the University of Kansas and now plays for the Sacramento Kings, will appear at opening night with the Kansas City T-Bones Tuesday, May 22, in Kansas City, Kansas.
The game begins at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday against Gary SouthShore at the T-Bones Stadium. For ticket information, visit www.tbonesbaseball.com.
Plans are for Mason to throw out the first pitch and to sign autographs for 40 minutes between 6:50 and 7:30 p.m. He will sign autographs for those who buy a ticket to his charity softball event, Frank Mason and Friends, on June 16.
In his first year in the pros, Mason averaged 7.9 points per game. In 2017, Mason was the AP Player of the Year, USA Today Player of the Year and Sporting News Player of the Year.