Good News Notes: “More than 200 pairs of sneakers were given to the kids at the local Boys and Girls Club by a New Jersey-based nonprofit, with help from Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper. “When we got to hand each kid a new pair of sneakers, their eyes just lit up,” Kim Nitzky, president…
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SC Johnson Partners with Brewers and Bucks to Upcycle Arena Cups
Good News Notes: “Racine, WI–based SC Johnson, the household products company, is taking sustainability in a new direction — upcycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) cups from professional sports events into bottles for Scrubbing Bubbles cleaner. The company has partnered with Milwaukee’s baseball and basketball teams, the Brewers and the Bucks, to implement the program. In partnership with…
Mike Trout announces birth of baby boy; Angels star will return to team Tuesday
Good News Notes: “Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout Houston and his wife Jessica announced the birth of their first child via Twitter on Saturday. The couple is the proud parents of a baby boy, Beckham Aaron Trout. Beckham was born on Thursday according to the caption on both of the new parents’ heartwarming posts. Beckham’s middle name, Aaron,…
Miguel Cabrera donates $250,000 to fight pandemic in Detroit
Good News Notes: “Miguel Cabrera is ready to go whenever baseball resumes. He has been working out at his home in Miami, so his preparation doesn’t worry him. ‘When they give me a call, I’ll be ready,’ he said. What worries him and his wife, Rosangel, is the situation in Detroit as the coronavirus pandemic impacts…
Ryan Zimmerman Pros for Heroes Relief Fund
Good News Notes: “Ryan and Heather Zimmerman have felt the support from the Nationals community throughout Ryan’s 15-year playing career, so when the coronavirus pandemic happened, they were compelled to give back The Zimmermans founded the Pros for Heroes COVID-19 Relief Fund, a campaign initially designed to provide health care professionals at the Inova Fairfax…
Major League Baseball Teams Up With Stanford Researchers in Fight Against COVID-19
Good News Notes: “Ballparks across the country have shut down but Major League Baseball’s 30 teams are playing a big role in finding out how widespread COVID-19 really is. It’s a first-of-its-kind, nationwide antibody study that could be key to opening up America’s economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. It’s being conducted in the Bay Area…
MiLB teams expand offerings, launch charitable efforts
Good News Notes: “With everything about the 2020 MiLB season up in the air, teams are finding ways to confront the coronavirus pandemic with expanded offerings and new charitable efforts in the absence of regular-season games in April. It seems like a lifetime ago since the Minor League Baseball was delayed, but remember that the season was not scheduled to open until…
Press release: D-backs to donate $550,000 to community for emergency relief efforts
Good News Notes: “The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation announced the donation of $550,000 to Arizona-based non-profit organizations that will immediately assist in helping those most vulnerable during the current national emergency. ‘Over the past 10 days, we have watched the heroic efforts of so many Arizonans who are helping those in need – from medical professionals…
MLB, MLBPA make 2nd $1M donation to Negro Leagues Museum
Good News Notes: “Major League Baseball celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro National League by joining with the Major League Baseball Players Association to announce their second joint $1 million donation to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. “It commemorates baseball history, and it’s a tribute to African-American entrepreneurship in the culture…
SC Johnson partners with Brewers to reuse Miller Park’s plastic cups
Good News Notes: “SC Johnson has found a new use for the more than 1 million plastic cups used annually at Miller Park. Starting this season, those cups will be recycled into spray bottles for the company’s Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaning solution. That’s thanks to a new partnership between the Racine-based manufacturer and the Milwaukee…