The MBL And Louiville Sluggers are teaming up to raise funds and awareness for pediatric cancer as baseball heads into the 2018 Postseason.
The official bat of the MLB, Louisville Slugger, has produced 31 gold bats stamped with the childhood cancer awareness ribbon, one for every MLB club and the MLB Network. All 31 gold MLB Louisville Slugger bats, autographed by members of each club and MLB Network talent, are for auction on mlb.com/goldbat through Oct. 17. Funds raised will support Stand Up To Cancer.
“Cancer is a leading cause of death among children,” said Louisville Slugger Brand Manager Joey Nowak. “Our brand exists because of kids and baseball, so Louisville Slugger is joining Major League Baseball in stepping up to the plate to help find a cure for pediatric cancers.”
Pediatric cancer knows no bounds. Statistics show it cuts across all ages. Every day more than 40 children in the U.S. learn they have cancer. Twelve percent of these children will not survive.
The Louisville Slugger Brand Manager Joey Nowak said in a statement; “Our hope is that the gold pediatric-cancer Louisville Slugger bats will bring a huge amount of awareness and funds for the cause so that medical advances will continue, and more children can and will survive,”
Louisville Slugger and MLB have a long history of working together to fight cancer. Since 2006, they’ve promoted the annual Mother’s Day Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer initiative where MLB players swing pink bats. Hundreds of those game-used pink bats have been auctioned over the past 13 seasons to benefit Stand Up To Cancer and other charities focused on cancer research and care.
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