Central New York baseball fans have a chance to see some of their all-time favorites play a riveting exhibition game in Cooperstown this spring.

NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PRESENTS 'EAST-WEST CLASSIC'

A slew of former stars -- including several ex-Yankees and Mets -- will converge on historic Doubleday Field on Saturday, May 25th as part of a special Memorial Day Weekend celebration of black baseball:

The greatest legends of Black baseball demonstrated their talent and desire for four decades at the annual Negro Leagues East-West All-Star Game.

The Museum will pay tribute to that legacy by hosting the Hall of Fame East-West Classic: A Tribute to the Negro Leagues All-Star Game, presented by Boeing

Tickets are $20 for First Base reserved or $18 for outfield general admission. Seats along the third baseline are currently sold out.

Gates open at 11 a.m. with a special home run contest starting at noon. First pitch is scheduled for 1pm.

The East-West Classic is replacing the Hall of Fame Classic this year. For more info, check out the official event page.

List of former players scheduled to appear:

• CC SABATHIA (Team Captain)
• CHRIS YOUNG (Team Captain)
• JOSH BARFIELD
• TIM BECKHAM
• JOSÉ CONTRERAS
• IAN DESMOND
• PRINCE FIELDER
• DEXTER FOWLER
• DOUG GLANVILLE
• CURTIS GRANDERSON
• TONY GWYNN JR.
• JERRY HAIRSTON
• SCOTT HAIRSTON
• LATROY HAWKINS
• RYAN HOWARD
• EDWIN JACKSON
• JEREMY JEFFRESS
• ADAM JONES
• RUSSELL MARTIN
• DARRELL MILLER
• MELVIN MORA
• DAVID PRICE
• TONY SIPP
• DEE STRANGE-GORDON
• BJ UPTON
• JUSTIN UPTON
• DONTRELLE WILLIS

Honorary Team Members:

• HAROLD REYNOLDS
• MOOKIE WILSON

Negro League Legends:

• SAM ALLEN
• PEDRO SIERRA