# Minor League Baseball and the American Cancer Society to Bring Back Annual Cancer Fighting Initiative This Season

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/minor-league-baseball-and-the-american-cancer-society-to-bring-back-annual-cancer-fighting-initiative-this-season/
- Published: 2022-04-27T10:15:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**Multi-year renewal of long-time partnership will activate “Hope At Bat” across
ballparks during National Cancer Survivors Month**

**April 22, 2022 — **Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) today announced a multi-year
renewal of its long-time partnership with the American Cancer Society (ACS). The
renewal will see a reprisal of the “Hope At Bat” program – a fundraising and awareness
campaign in support of cancer research – for the first time since the 2019 season.
The initiative will launch in June in support of National Cancer Survivors Month
and continue through the remainder of the 2022 season in MiLB ballparks across the
country.

“MiLB constantly strives to work with great partners and provide new opportunities
to make a positive impact in our communities,” said **Kurt Hunzeker**, MLB’s Vice
President of Minor League Business Operations. “Our long-standing partnership with
American Cancer Society certainly has allowed us to help fight cancer nationwide
by raising awareness and charitable donations for cancer research, and we are excited
to start our next chapter together this season.”

As an Official Charity Partner of Minor League Baseball, ACS will have cancer survivors
and caregivers participate in ceremonial first pitch events and fans and players
will have the opportunity to create “I Go To Bat For….” cards as part of in-game
tributes to those who are currently battling, or have previously battled cancer.
All teams will be auctioning off two team autographed purple bats featuring the 
Hope At Bat logo with the proceeds from one bat going to a local cancer fighting
organization and the other raising funds for ACS’ national campaign.

MiLB teams will hold a fundraiser on behalf of ACS to assist in their battle against
cancer with local youth baseball and softball teams playing a part in the fundraising
efforts. Any youth team that raises over $1,000 for ACS in the month of June will
receive a special ballpark trip and experience with their local MiLB team.

Future years of the program will feature players wearing purple-themed attire during
games to help honor and celebrate those who have fought cancer or are currently 
battling cancer, as well as a digital cancer assessment tool that fans can use to
understand their cancer risk.

“We are very excited about working with MiLB, their teams and their local communities
all across the country,” said **Sheri Barros**,Vice President of Sports Alliances
for the American Cancer Society. “Hope at Bat is awareness with action, raising 
much needed funds and providing important information to the public about cancer
risk. We couldn’t be more grateful.”

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**About the American Cancer SocietyThe American Cancer Society is on a mission to
free the world from cancer. We invest in lifesaving research, provide 24/7 information
and support, and work to ensure that individuals in every community have access 
to cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. For more information, visit [cancer.org](http://cancer.org).

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