MLB Supports Jason Motte Foundation to “Strike-Out” Cancer
“We may go up there and strike each other out or hit homers off each other, but what it really comes down to is that there is a bigger cause that guys can come together for,” Jason Motte said. “This means a lot to a lot of people,” according to mlb.com.
Jason Motte, Relief pitcher for the Saint Louis Cardinals, started a foundation to help “strikeout” cancer. His foundation was called the Jason Motte Foundation, according to foxsports.com. Motte started his foundation in fall of 2010 when Jason and Caitlin Motte were wondering how they could help. At first they just had small tasks, but that led to the “question what else can we do?” This question led them to founding the Jason Motte Foundation, according to jasonmottefoundation.org.
The Jason Motte Foundation has received huge support in Major League Baseball. Thirty teams each have a representative of the organization, reported playertrust.org.
| Team | #KCancer14 Rep | Charity Name |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Miguel Montero | Ronald McDonald House |
| Atlanta Braves | Craig Kimbrel | Curing Kids Cancer |
| Baltimore Orioles | Nick Markakis | Lungevity |
| Boston Red Sox | Craig Breslow | Strike 3 Foundation |
| Chicago Cubs | Anthony Rizzo | The Anthony Rizzo Foundation |
| Chicago White Sox | John Danks | St. Baldrick’s Foundation |
| Cincinnati Reds | Skip Schumaker | Jessie Rees Foundation |
| Cleveland Indians | John Axford | The Movember Foundation |
| Colorado Rockies | Brandon Barnes | Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation |
| Detroit Tigers | Rajai Davis | Voices Against Brain Cancer |
| Houston Astros | Brett Oberholtzer | Leukemia Research Foundation |
| Kansas City Royals | Bruce Chen | Friends of Kids with Cancer |
| Los Angeles Angels | CJ Wilson | CJ Wilson’s Children’s Charities |
| Jason Grilli | Musculoskeletal Tumor Society | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | AJ Ellis | City of Hope |
| Miami Marlins | Jose Fernandez | Live Like Bella – Foundation for Childhood Cancer |
| Jarred Cosart | Make-A-Wish Foundation | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Yovani Gallardo | Brewers Community Foundation |
| Minnesota Twins | Trevor Plouffe | Susan G. Komen Foundation |
| New York Mets | Dillon Gee | Leukemia and Lymphoma Society |
| New York Yankees | Carlos Beltran | Go – Gogo Foundation (P.R.) |
| Oakland Athletics | Nick Punto | Jessie Rees Foundation |
| Jon Lester | Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation | |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Cliff Lee | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Ike Davis | Solving Kids’ Cancer |
| San Diego Padres | Cameron Maybin | Sister Network Triangle |
| San Francisco Giants | Jeremy Affeldt | Lazarex Cancer Foundation |
| Seattle Mariners | Logan Morrison | Fred Hutchinson Center |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Jason Motte | The Jason Motte Foundation |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Evan Longoria | Moffitt Cancer Center |
| Texas Rangers | Derek Holland | Clayton Dabney Foundation for Kids with Cancer |
| Toronto Blue Jays | R.A. Dickey | Voices Against Brain Cancer |
| Washington Nationals | Craig Stammen | Darke County Cancer Association |
| Kevin Frandsen | 19 For Life |
According to mlb.com.
This is very interesting how every team has 1 to 2 representatives for this whole organization. GREAT JOB GUYS!!!
That’s so cool that there is at least 1 person from each team supporting the foundation.