Pink Bats In For Mother’s Day
What began two years ago as a bold statement has grown into a baseball tradition.
Bidding is under way for seven signed pink Louisville Sluggers. Three pink bats bear the autographs of Yankees stars Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera. This bat could become a part of your New York Yankees merchandise.
The other four are each signed by Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts, Chris Cuomo and Sam Champion.
“It’s about bringing awareness to breast cancer and raising money for research so we can stop cancer and save lives,” said John A. Hillerich IV.
Last year there was a huge increase in the number of players who swung pink bats for at least part of their games. Expect even more this time. The breast-cancer-awareness theme will be carried throughout the Mother’s Day games, including pink-ribbon logos on bases, uniform patches, pink wristbands, commemorative home plates, pink merchandise and pink dugout lineup cards.
“We expected that this would be something that would draw a lot of interest,” Hillerich said two years ago, at the inception, “but it has far exceeded our expectations. It is wild around here. People are calling, wanting to buy a pink bat. It’s crazy. The good thing is that it’s drawing attention to the cause.”