The Roger Maris Museum was renovated by the West Acres in 2003. Pat Maris and other members of the Maris family along with Jim McLaughlin the founder of the musuem inaugurated the new museum. The reconstructed Roger Maris Museum museum resembled a unique look with glass facades, brilliant light displays and ample ventilation facilities in order to display and preserve the artifacts in a better way. A video room has been established. There are exhaustive video collections displaying the memorable events in Roger Maris' life. There is a replica model of Roger's Yankee Stadium Monument and Roger's 1961 locker. The museum halls are decked up with collection from Roger's Major League playing days. His game uniforms, home run balls, bats, wards, batches, plaques, portraits, memorabilia and his Sultan of Swat Crowns are displayed in the various halls of Roger Maris Museum. East Acres Shopping Center offers spectacular shopping opportunities along with great museum tours.
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