Wednesday, December 3, 2008

MU alum Ian Kinsler earns prestigious award

Former Tiger Ian Kinsler, now the All-Star starting second baseman for the Texas Rangers, was named the 2008 winner of the Rangers' Jim Sundberg Community Achievement Award, according to an MLB press release:

"Ian Kinsler devotes a great deal of time to this community, as is evidenced by his work with Toys for Tots and other initiatives," club president Nolan Ryan said. "I congratulate him for receiving this year's Jim Sundberg Community Achievement Award, which is one of the biggest honors that the Rangers present."

Kinsler and wife Tess are serving for the third consecutive season as the Rangers Ambassadors for the Toys for Tots program.

WBAP.com has a good writeup about the Kinslers' involvement with the Toys for Tots program, including this extra news nugget:
Kinsler and his wife, Tess, have a special reason for their involvement in Toys for Tots this year: "We're expecting a child of our own," he told WBAP during the kickoff of the program at the south Arlington Toys R Us location Tuesday. Tess Kinsler is due to have a girl any day. Her husband, Ian, is trying to be prepared: "I've got to check out the girls' section and see what I can bring home.

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