Fresh off his selection the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Yankees pitcher Dellin Betances will appear in Point Pleasant Beach on Thursday night as part of a "Real Big Summer" program sponsored by Pepsi.
The big day at Jenkinson's Boardwalk will include Betances' appearance, a four-story high, world record claw machine with larger-than-life prizes including a beach house rental, an iHeart radio festival ticket package, among others. The day will also include a surprise for a United Way family recovering from Superstorm Sandy.
There will also be a fireworks display at 9 p.m.
The event kicks off at 6 p.m. on the boardwalk, organizers said in a statement.
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