Major Leaguers In The Community

Major Leaguers In The Community highlights the individual philanthropy efforts of Major League Baseball players, as well as their personal charities and charities they support.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Major Leaguers Alex Bregman and Jake Marisnick Offer Tips and Encouragement to Autistic Youth in Harlem
New York baseball fans weren’t too pleased with Jake Marisnick late last week after he threw out the potential tying run at the plate for the final out in the Houston Astros’ win over the Yankees, but the jeers turned to cheers the following morning when he and teammate Alex Bregman shared their love of the game with a group of autistic kids at a ballfield in Harlem.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Major League Baseball Players to Make Playground Dreams Come True in Opa-Locka, FL
The Major League Baseball Players Trust and KaBOOM! are teaming up to build a new playground for Room2Bloom and the surrounding Opa-Locka, FL neighborhood to replace the dilapidated one that sits unused in the middle of the grounds.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Major League Baseball Players Continue to Provide Releif in Haiti
Hurricane Matthew devastated Haiti last October and left thousands of families in dire circumstances, but the Major League Baseball Players Trust’s efforts to bring medical aid to the hardest hit areas of the impoverished country are continuing this spring.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Orioles All-Star Manny Machado Bowls Them Over in Baltimore
Machado particularly has a passion for helping Baltimore City Foundation, a non-profit that aims to help youth and underprivileged Baltimore residents.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Major Leaguers are Committed to Improving Lives in the Dominican Republic
Through the Players Trust, Major League baseball players are dedicated to helping others in need, including those in the Dominican Republic - a place so many of them call home.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Hector Santiago of the Minnesota Twins “Goes Home” to Share Baseball Gifts
Because of their caring and commitment to people in need, Major League Baseball players formed the Players Trust -- a charitable foundation that is the first of its kind in professional sports.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Jake Peavy and Volunteers of America Upgrade Veterans Transitional Home

Health & Healthcare

Major Leaguers & Our Children’s Vision Give the Gift of Sight
On a beautiful fall day in Gary, IN, a pair of former Major League baseball players returned to their roots bearing the gift of vision.

Health & Healthcare

Major League Baseball Players Trust and Our Children’s Vision Take Aim at Avoidable Blindness
Baseball and kids are a classic combination, but what happens when those kids struggle to see? When they can’t see clearly enough to catch a fly ball, connect with a pitch, or read the scoreboard? But it isn’t just about their performance on the field, children with uncorrected vision are hindered in the classroom and in every aspect of their lives.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Major Leaguers Provide Funds From Players Trust to Help Houston Area Little Leaguers Return to the Diamond
When floods ravaged the Houston, TX area this past spring, the Players Trust stepped to the plate with an $18,000 grant to help get two area Little Leagues back on the field.

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