I had met Britton a number of times in the past, but had surprisingly never met Swihart. I say surprisingly, because usually by the time a Red Sox player has made it to the AAA level I have at least seen them at AA and sometimes even A. Nonetheless, I was excited for this opportunity.
The event was scheduled for 6 I believe, and I was working in Connecticut til around 5. This wasn't a big deal because it doesn't take too long to get to Pawtucket most times. Unfortunately, I hit rush hour traffic which delayed my arrival, but this wasn't a problem as both players were scheduled to be there until 8.
When I got to the stadium, I first walked into the team store where Blake was at a table greeting fans. He was really great, and signed everything I presented to him. I was really happy to have finally met this player with such a promising future.
After I was done talking to Blake, I walked to the Red Sox clubhouse where Drake was greeting people. He also signed whatever people had, and actually offered to sign the extra photo I had of him before I could even ask him.
This was a great, quick event, with some solid players and I really hope the Pawtucket Red Sox keep bringing players like this in to sign rather than any random players they can get a hold of.
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