Major League Baseball launches ‘MLB Together’ community assistance platform

By: The Associated Press Posted: 10:01 AM CDT Wednesday, May. 17, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball launched a community assistance platform Wednesday called “MLB Together.”

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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball launched a community assistance platform Wednesday called “MLB Together.”

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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball launched a community assistance platform Wednesday called “MLB Together.”

The platform will focus on youth empowerment; diversity, equity and inclusion; domestic and physical safety; health research and resources; military family and veteran resources; disaster relief; and environmental sustainability and green initiatives.

Chicago White Sox reliever Liam Hendriks, a cancer survivor, will be a program ambassador. Roberto Clemente Award winners Adam Wainwright and Nelson Cruz created an initial promotional video.

Chicago White Sox's Liam Hendricks smiles as he talks to reporters before a baseball game between the White Sox and the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

“MLB Together represents the very best of what our sport means to our fans and our communities,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “Baseball’s ability to bring people together through shared values and addressing common causes has helped secure the game’s status within our culture.”

Areas include disaster relief; disaster relief; mental health, wellness, belonging and bullying prevention; encouraging access to baseball and softball; closing equity gaps for underrepresented communities; voting access; survivor support in the areas of domestic violence, child abuse and human trafficking; and cancer and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis research.