PORTLAND — Oakland Athletics outfielder and former Portland Sea Dog Josh Reddick will join former Boston Red Sox outfielder Trot Nixon at the 2013 Portland Sea Dogs Hot Stove Dinner and Silent Auction.

The event will take place on Jan. 11 at 5:30 p.m. at the Sable Oaks Marriott in South Portland and benefits the Maine Children’s Cancer Program.

Tickets are $50 and are limited to 300. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Hadlock Field Ticket Office, by phone at 879-9500 or online at www.seadogs.com. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the Silent Auction running from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

A buffet dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the program will begin at 7 PM. Everyone who attends will receiveanautographed8X10 photo of Nixon.

Highlighting the auction is the opportunity to watch three innings of a Red Sox game from inside the Green Monster. Additionally, the lucky bidder will receive four grandstand tickets and will be able to watch batting practice from the warning track at Fenway Park.

Reddick, 25 years-old, had a breakout season with Oakland in 2012 appearing in 156 games hitting .242 with 29 doubles, 32 home runs, and 85 RBI leading the Athletics to a post-season appearance. He earned a Rawling’s Gold Glove Award for his defense in rightfield.