Major League Baseball announced in March that Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) would jointly donate $1 million to Feeding America and Meals on Wheels America to help those that cannot access meals due to coronavirus induced school closures and quarantines.
The organizations will distribute funds to high need areas across America, including students and their family members impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
“In these difficult times of navigating this pandemic, it is important that we come together as a society to help the most vulnerable members of our communities,” said Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. “As an institution, Baseball is extending our commitment to addressing childhood hunger and food availability issues during this crisis. We are grateful for the partnership with our players on this critical issue, which has the potential to deeply affect children and seniors.”
Tony Clark, Executive Director of the MLBPA, said: “In this time of international crisis, players are eager to do their part both individually and collectively to ease the significant burdens placed on the most vulnerable people in our communities. This contribution represents one of those efforts.”
Celebrities and sports figures including Leonardo DiCaprio, Kyrie Irving, Jeff Bezos and Jayson Tatum have also offered support to organizations like Feeding America.
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