Two-time Major League Baseball all-star and Jenkins Twp. resident Andy Ashby will join two other instructors for a free coaches clinic presented by the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Feb. 11 at PNC Field.
All three instructors at the clinic have ties for northeastern Pennsylvania. Ashby will be joined by Russ Canzler and Gary Ruby.
Ashby, who became a part owner of the RailRiders in the fall, spent 14 seasons in the Major Leagues with the Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers. He pitched for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, the International League predecessor to the Yankees and RailRiders, during his minor league career.
Ashby played for the Red Barons in 1991 and 1992 on his way to the Phillies. He made the MLB All-Star Game as a Padre in 1998 and 1999. He went 17-9 with five complete games and a 3.34 earned run average in 1998 when he went on to make four postseason starts, including one in a World Series loss to the New York Yankees.
Canzler, a Hazleton Area graduate and former Major Leaguer, was the International League Most Valuable Player in 2011 and played for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, which became the RailRiders.
Ruby spent 30 years teaching professional pitchers, including positions as Major League pitching coach and Minor League pitching coordinator, with the California Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros organizations.
Ashby, Canzler and Ruby will discuss pitching, hitting and organizing effective practices from noon to 2 p.m. at the upstairs Mohegan Sun Club at PNC Field in Moosic. If a league registers in advance, it will be invited to attend a special meet-and-greet with the three speakers from 11 a.m. to noon.
To RSVP, or for more information, please contact Robby Judge from the RailRiders at 570-558-4612 or by e-mail at rjudge@swbrailriders.com.
