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- Through McKenzie's mentorship, Cleveland youth find 'big brother'
CLEVELAND -- When the Guardians had a game postponed by rain one night last season, Triston McKenzie didn’t use his unexpected Friday evening off to hit the bars or the club or the hay. Instead, McKenzie arranged a last-minute hang with a friend of his. An eighth grader. Jarmaine Miller...
- Royals don 'Together as One' tees, wear mental health support on sleeves
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- MLB, MLBPA expand financial assistance to support living Negro Leagues players
Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced an expansion of existing financial assistance programs to support living Negro Leagues players. The joint initiative, which was announced Wednesday, will provide an annual benefit to players who played fewer than four seasons in the Negro Leagues based on...
- Kids of MLB employees get in on fun for Take Your Child to Work Day
SECAUCUS, N.J. --- Across the country, millions of mothers and fathers took the opportunity to show their children the places where they work, all for the purpose of the nationally celebrated “Take Your Child to Work Day.” MLB Network studios in Secaucus and MLB Headquarters in New York City were...
- MLB employees give back to community with cleanup event at Corona Park
NEW YORK -- The green thumbs were on full display on April 20 during MLB’s Earth Day Volunteer Event at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York. Over a dozen MLB employees gathered at the historic park to aid in a mass cleanup effort of its baseball fields. The event...
- Reds Community Fund celebrates opening of newest field
A newly renovated baseball and softball field over two years in the making was officially opened for play in Augusta, Kentucky, on April 16. The Reds Community Fund and St. Elizabeth Healthcare partnered with the City of Augusta and the Augusta Independent School District for a synthetic turf renovation of...
- Bucs host annual Curt Roberts Diversity Event for college students
The Pirates hosted their annual Curt Roberts “Step Up to the Plate” Diversity Event on Tuesday in the Left Field Lounge at PNC Park. Named in honor of the team’s first African American player, the initiative provides students from Pittsburgh-area universities with the opportunity to interact with members of the...
- Jackie Robinson Museum hosts day of education, volunteering
NEW YORK -- On April 15, 1947, a 28-year-old Jackie Robinson took the field with the Brooklyn Dodgers and became the first African American to play in the Major Leagues. On Monday, all of baseball commemorated the 77th anniversary of that historic game with the annual celebration of Jackie Robinson...
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- VideoRoy Wood Jr. and Harold Reynolds discuss Rickwood
Roy Wood Jr. and Harold Reynolds discuss the history of Rickwood Field and surprise some local students with tickets to the game
- VideoRickwood Field: An Enduring Legacy
Harold Reynolds and former Negro League Players Al Holt, Joseph Marbury and Ferdinand Rutledge share their stories from Rickwood Field
- VideoBronx Education All-Star Day at Yankee Stadium
The Yankees hold Bronx Education All-Star Day at Yankee Stadium, celebrating students’ academic excellence, community service and leadership
- VideoA beautiful reflection of the spirit of our community
We worked with PNC Bank and Jessie and Katey on our new Birdland Murals installation at the Baltimore Convention Center
- VideoHappy Mother's Day 2024
To all mothers and mother figures, happy Mother's Day from Major League Baseball and Susan G. Komen.
- VideoMLB is helping to increase mental health awareness
You can text MLB to 741741 to reach a volunteer Crisis Counselor at Crisis Text Line
- VideoVolunteers Celebrate Earth Day
MLB and Partnership for Parks host a special Earth Day park clean up event with volunteers from the MLB office, MLB Network and Mets
- VideoMLB Goes Green
Major League Baseball and its clubs are committed to practicing responsible and socially-conscious sustainability efforts
- VideoMLB Together hosts event for Jackie Robinson Day
In recognition of Jackie Robinson Day, MLB Together hosts a volunteer event at the Jackie Robinson Museum in partnership with Foster Love
- VideoWhite House 2024 Easter Egg Roll
Coach Ballgame is mic'd up for the PLAY BALL activation at the White House Easter Egg Roll
- VideoMLB Hosts Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars
MLB welcomes the Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars for a special luncheon to further career opportunities
- VideoAlyssa Nakken on her role in the Major Leagues
Alyssa Nakken, the first female to serve on a Major League staff, discusses the impact she's making on the game of baseball and more