Major League Baseball Special Guest on Sat. Jan. 25

Come to our Faith, Fun & Fellowship Breakfast 

Sat. Jan 25th, 9:30 to 11 am at All Saints Lutheran Church

Special Guest Speaker:

Jim Brower — 9 years  Major League  Baseball 

• Currently Pitching Coach for the Kansas City Royals 

• Bob Brower will say a few words introducing his son 

All Ages Are Invited!   Bring your Dad, sons, grandpa, sports teams, friends, mom, daughters. Our speaker is All Saints member, Jim Brower. He will talk about life, faith, family, achievement, success and our identity. Jim is an inspiring man who has led an impressive career in professional baseball.  This will be a perfect father-son or parent child event. Free will donations accepted and all will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

About Jim Brower: 

Jim was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 1994. Through-out his professional career he played for eight Major League Baseball teams including the Indians, Braves, Padres and Giants, with whom he won division championship titles. His career stats include an impressive 128 wins, 37 saves and more than 1,300 strike outs. He also holds the Giants’ record for the number of games pitched in a season.  He is currently a the pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals. 

Growing up in Minnetonka he was involved in sports year- round playing basketball, football and baseball for some of the area’s most talented teams. Jim was a member of the 1985 East Tonka team which made it all the way to the Little League World Series. "It’s still one of the greatest moments of my baseball career, and I was 12." 

In High school Jim excelled in basketball and baseball. Jim had a 91 MPH fast ball. He was All-State in baseball and was drafted out of high school, but he chose to attend the University of Minnesota where he was named a baseball Big Ten All-Star in 1994.  

Jim is currently living back in Minnesota with his wife Jessica and their daughter Landry.  

"From early on Jimmy had everything he needed to be successful including talent, passion and persistence," said Jim’s former Minnetonka Baseball coach Myles Ginther.