Rays SS Bartlett to sign autographs Saturday

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop and former Red Wing Jason Bartlett will hold an FREE autograph session at the Red Wings' Frontier Field Team Store from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, December 5.

Shortstop Jason Bartlett, who batted .320 with 14 home runs and 66 RBI in 137 games for Tampa Bay this year, was the Red Wings shortstop from 2004-2006. Bartlett, who played in 186 games for Rochester, has a .323 career batting average which ranks him 6th all-time in Red Wings history. This past season Bartlett set new career-highs in batting average (.320), home runs (14), RBI (66), hits (160), doubles (29), and stolen bases (30) with the Rays and was named to the American League All-Star team.

Red Wings mascots Spikes and Mittsy will also be at the Team Store Saturday, November 28 to sign autographs and pose for photos with fans from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

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Additionally, 2010 ticket books will be on sale. A book of 8 Premium tickets is $74.00, a book of 8 Upper Box tickets is $62.00, and a book of 10 reserved tickets is $52.50. Click here for more information in our Tickets section.

Red Wings season seats for 2010 are on sale now. Premium Box is $390, Upper Box is $375, and Reserved seats are $295. Click here for more information on season seats.

For fans unable to attend the free autograph session, the Red Wings Team Store will be open Monday thru Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and every Saturday leading up to Christmas (December 5, 12 and 19) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

In addition, the Red Wings Team Store will be open Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 24) from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.