Press Release:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville baseball alumni Henry Davis and Tyler Fitzgerald will be the featured guests at the 2025 Leadoff Dinner presented by Republic Bank. The annual event is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at the Louisville Marriott Downtown.
Tickets for the Leadoff Dinner are $75 each and can be purchased online at GoCards.com/Leadoff. More information about the event can be obtained by contacting Ronee Baxter at 502-852-2015 or atronee@GoCards.com.
The 2025 Leadoff Dinner guests were among 11 Louisville baseball alumni to spend time on MLB rosters during the 2024 season and 43 former Cardinals assigned to professional teams at the conclusion of the year. A complete list of Cardinals in professional baseball can be found here.
Read more: Baseball Leadoff Dinner Honor Guests Announced
Henry Davis
C, Pittsburgh Pirates
The No. 1 overall pick in 2021, Davis made his Major League debut on June 19, 2023. Davis has played in 99 games over the last two seasons, tallying 14 doubles and eight homers, including a two-homer night against Shohei Ohtani in July of 2023.
Tyler Fitzgerald
INF/OF, San Francisco Giants
A fourth-round pick in 2019, Fitzgerald reached the big leagues on September 21, 2023. Fitzgerald had a memorable rookie season in 2024, hitting .280 with 15 home runs in 96 games. Fitzgerald went on a torrid stretch in July that saw him tie the MLB rookie record with a home run in five consecutive games, making him the first Giants player since Barry Bonds with a homer in five straight.
ABOUT THE LOUISVILLE BASEBALL LEADOFF DINNER
Since its debut in 1996, the Louisville Baseball Leadoff Dinner helps launch the baseball season by bringing some of the biggest names in the game to the Derby City. Previous guests include Adam Duvall, Jose Bautista, Josh Hamilton, Andy Pettitte, Joe Girardi, Derek Jeter, Don Mattingly, Alex Rodriguez, Tino Martinez, Scott Rolen, Tommy Lasorda, Chad Green, Chris Coghlan, Jeff Francoeur, Sean Green, Nick Swisher, Adam Wainwright, Chris Burke, Chris Dominguez, Justin Marks, Trystan Magnuson, Zack Cozart, B.J. Rosenberg, Cody Ege, Matt Koch, Rick Sweet, Adam Engel, Kyle McGrath, Nick Burdi, Josh Rogers, Brendan McKay, Will Smith, Zack Burdi, Kyle Funkhouser, Corey Ray, Nick Solak, Reid Detmers, Drew Ellis, Bryan Hoeing and Bobby Miller.
