The Kansas City T-Bones will face former major leaguer Rafael Palmeiro, age 53, this weekend in home games with the Cleburne Railroaders.
Palmeiro, a first baseman, formerly was with the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles.
He is one of six players in Major League Baseball history to be a member of the 500-home run club and the 3,000-hit club. He was a four-time All-Star and a three-time Gold Glove winner through his career.
According to a T-Bones news release, Palmeiro is making a comeback with the Cleburne Railroaders, where he joins his son Patrick on the club’s roster.
On May 21 against Fargo-Moorhead, Palmeiro hit his first professional home run since July 2005, when he was with the Orioles.
He has since added another long ball on the season, hitting one on June 15 against Lincoln. For the year, the left-handed hitting slugger is batting .263 (15 for 57) with two home runs and seven RBIs for Cleburne.
Game times this weekend are 7:05 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1:05 p.m. Sunday, at T-Bones Stadium.
Tickets to T-Bones games are available online at tbonesbaseball.com, by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting in person the T-Bones Stadium box office.