Bassitts Pitch In
Chris and Jessica Bassitt are back for a third season of Bassitts Pitch In, helping to expand baseball programming for children and youth attending summer school across Toronto!
Once again, the Bassitt family has generously pledged to donate $10,000 USD to Jays Care for every game the Blue Jays win when Chris pitches this season.
Fans are encouraged to pitch in with the Bassitts today!
Bassitts Pitch In Online Auction in Support of Jays Care Foundation
Between April 28 and May 4, bid on auction items with all net proceeds benefitting Jays Care Foundation’s RBI Summer Edition program. Items available for auction include autographed merchandise, game-used and authenticated memorabilia as well as pieces from the Bassitt Family’s Personal Collection.
By participating, you will help foster a love for baseball and create lasting learning opportunities for more than 2,300 kids this summer.
Your support will directly impact kids in Jays Care’s R.B.I. Summer Edition program, which provides free, high-quality baseball and educational opportunities to students in under-resourced communities in Toronto.
Enter the Bassitts Pitch In Contest!
Between May 1 and May 29, 2025 pitch in with the Bassitts by making a donation for a chance to win 1 of 2 incredible Chris Bassitt prizes.
You can enter by making a donation to Jays Care or by completing the online entry form. NOTE: Donations to enter the Bassitts Pitch In Contest are not tax deductible, and no tax receipts will be issued.
No donation or purchase necessary. A donation will not increase chances of winning. Contest opens at 10:00am ET on May 1, 2025 and closes at 4:59pm ET on May 29, 2025. Open to residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, of age of legal majority. Two (2) prizes to be won, each valued at approx. $1,525 and consisting of: Chris Bassitt-autographed merchandise; Blue Jays™-branded merchandise; and two (2) tickets to attend a Blue Jays home game at Rogers Centre™ stadium. Random draw to select winners will be conducted at 12:00pm ET on June 3, 2025. Limit of one prize per person. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received and the number of entries each person chooses to obtain. Limit of one entry per person/email address, per day. Must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question to win. Entry form at https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/community/jays-care/bassitts-pitch-in, and full contest rules here. Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership, owner of the Toronto Blue Jays™ Major League Baseball team, is only a prize supplier and is not a sponsor of this contest. Sponsor: Jays Care Foundation.
What Will the Funds Make Possible?
Children in under-resourced communities face significant learning loss over the summer, making it harder to keep up in the next school year. To close this gap, Jays Care launched R.B.I. Summer Edition in 2023—a free, afternoon baseball program that enhances the Toronto District School Board’s half-day summer school curriculum.
Now entering its third year, R.B.I. Summer Edition will continue at 13 schools within the Toronto District School Board, engaging more than 2,300 students in Grades 1 to 8 and employing 450+ youth staff from local communities to lead programming.
Thanks to the generosity of the Bassitts and Toronto Blue Jays fans like you, more than $438,000 has been raised in the last two years. These funds help kids in priority neighborhoods to have access to safe, inclusive, and free baseball and learning opportunities all summer long. Together, we are helping children to succeed through the transformative power of baseball.
Let’s make year three the biggest yet—Pitch In today!
