Major League Baseball announced the 2013 Players Choice Awards winners on Monday. Complete details are below. (Via Major League Baseball) – New York, NY (November 4, 2013) – Major League baseball players this evening announced the winners of their highest honors – the Players Choice Awards – in which the players themselves recognize their peers’ most outstanding and inspiring [...]
Longoria’s HR’s to aid shelter
April 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Evan Longoria of the Tampa Bay Rays has teamed up with an animal shelter in St. Petersburg for the second year in a row. Complete details are below. (Via the Tampa Bay Rays) – St. Petersburg, FL (April 1, 2013) – For the second consecutive season, every home run hit by Rays All-Star third baseman Evan Longoria [...]
Clemente award nominees
September 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Each year every team in Major League Baseball nominates one of their players for the “Roberto Clemente Award”. This prestigious award is named for right fielder Roberto Clemente and recognizes players for their work in the community. The Hall of Famer played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and had his life cut short on December 31, [...]
Jake Peavy donates money for friend
July 1, 2012 by 1 Comment
Long-time San Diego Padres Bullpen coach, Darrel Akerfelds, lost his two-year battle with pancreatic cancer on June 24th. Akerfelds held that position with the Padres since 2001. On June 22, 2002, Jake Peavy made his MLB debut with the Padres. Peavy pitched for the Padres until he was traded to the Chicago White Sox in [...]
D-Backs, Nuggets, Magic excel
June 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Arizona Diamondbacks sink their teeth into the top this week! June 3-June 9, 2012 1st Gold Star: Arizona Diamondbacks Arizona Diamondbacks President & CEO Derrick Hall took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil the D-backs Pediatric Dental Suite at A.T. Still University’s Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH). A.T. Still [...]
Rays wives: Fashion show
June 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
ST. PETERSBURG, FL—Members of the Tampa Bay Rays and their significant others will again walk the fashion runway to help make dreams come true for children with life-threatening illnesses. The seventh annual “Rays on the Runway” event benefiting the Children’s Dream Fund will take place at the St. Petersburg Marriott (12600 Roosevelt Blvd.) on Thursday, [...]
Kansas City Royals, Chiefs
June 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Kansas City nails it this week. Royals and Chiefs come together for a great cause. May 13-May 19, 2012 1st Gold Star: Kansas City Royals, Chiefs The Royals joined forces with the Kansas City Chiefs and Operation Blessing International to feed more than 3,000 needy families in Kansas City. Under the motto “Two Teams: One [...]
Pacers, Rays, Patriots
March 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
March 25-31, 2012 1st Gold Star: Indiana Pacers The Pacers grab this week’s top spot thanks to forward Tyler Hansbrough. Hansbrough, of University of North Carolina Tarheels fame, purchased 1,000 tickets that were distributed to military personnel and their families from Crane Military Base, Camp Atterbury, Stout Field and the USO. “I’ve always respected the [...]
