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Rays Star Surprises Local 5th Grade Class
The Rays player called the school yesterday and asked if he could bring his family to meet the class after they sent him letters earlier in the year.
Fifth graders at Central Baptist Christian School in Brandon learned a valuable lesson on Thursday. They found out that asking nicely sometimes really does pay off.
Earlier in the year, the students sent letters to Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Ben Zobrist, inviting him to visit their class. On Wednesday, the phone rang at the school with a phone call from the man that fans call "Zorilla." Zobrist wanted to know if he could bring his family to meet the class the following day.
So, shortly before 11 a.m. today, all 235 students gathered with teachers and staff outside of the school. They erupted in cheers and screams as Zobrist walked towards the school with his family, greeted by the school's principal, Steve Lindquist.
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Zobrist spent about an hour with the class of fifth graders before he left, presumably to get ready for Thursday night's game at Tropicana Field versus the Boston Red Sox.
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