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MLB Tonight: Players Alliance Board Chair Curtis Granderson on Giving Back in the Spirit of MLK Day
Players Alliance Board Chair Curtis Granderson discusses giving back to the community in the spirit of MLK Day and his work with the Players Alliance on MLB Tonight
Rangers host Players Alliance event on MLK Day
Current and former Major League players at the Rangers Youth Academy on Monday passed around a large sign with a Martin Luther King Jr. quote on it, saying: “Everybody can be great because anybody can serve.”
Jackie Bradley Jr. joins Hot Stove to talk about The Players Alliance MLK Day of Service
Jackie Bradley Jr. joins MLB Network’s Hot Stove to talk about The Players Alliance MLK Day of Service, his offseason, and more!
THE PLAYERS ALLIANCE AND TEXAS RANGERS FOUNDATION TO HOLD DAY OF SERVICE AT RANGERS YOUTH ACADEMY ON MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation will partner with Food for the Soul and The Players Alliance on Monday, January 16, to host service events in conjunction with the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.
MLB: The Players Alliance honors Black playmakers in baseball
Los Angeles, California (July 19, 2022) – As part of All-Star Week, The Players Alliance — a nonprofit founded in 2020 by Black current and retired professional baseball players to increase African American representation in the sport — held an inaugural “Game Changers Celebration,” seeking to honor Black playmakers in the game and in the community while raising awareness for the organization’s mission. Eight-time All-Star Darryl Strawberry, two-time All-Star Eric Davis, two-time softball Olympic medalist Natasha Watley and Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts made up the group’s first four honorees.
AJC: Atlanta nonprofit struggles to bring Black youths to baseball
By Ernie Suggs, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 75 years after Jackie Robinson’s MLB debut, hardball’s racial gap is widening When Lashandra Clark Callahan worked as a greeter at Truist Park, she occasionally brought her son, Jahliel, with her to the games to cheer...
MLB Players Donate Game Day Salary to Mark the 75th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson Breaking the Color Barrier
New York, NY (April 14, 2022)—The Players Alliance, a nonprofit started by active and retired professional baseball players, announced commitments by players, coaches and staff to donate their game-day salary in recognition of the 75th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson...
CBS46 Atlanta: The Players Alliance and MLB provide financial support to L.E.A.D. Youth Baseball Program in Atlanta
The Players Alliance teamed up with MLB to support L.E.A.D., a youth baseball program co-founded by C.J. Stewart and Kelli Stewart. CJ Stewart is an Atlanta-based, retired player and trainer of both Jason Heyward and Dexter Flower has committed to providing the same...
WSBTV Atlanta: The Players Alliance and MLB honor the legacy of Jackie Robinson with Atlanta youth
The Players Alliance and MLB honor the legacy of Jackie Robinson with Atlanta youth.
STATEMENT ON CC SABATHIA JOINING MLB
All of us at The Players Alliance are thrilled that the news of CC's new role as Special Assistant to the Commissioner is out. Following the many gatherings, conferences, and conversations with players, The Players Alliance not only refocused our mission and...
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