Yanks taking part in auction to honor Forde

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Yankees are participating in a charity auction to help fund the renovation of a youth baseball and softball field in Little Ferry, N.J., which will be a loving tribute to the memory of longtime Mets senior director of media relations Shannon Forde.

All 30 Major League clubs are offering one-of-a-kind auction items that will support MLB Play Ball’s effort to honor the beloved staffer, who lost her battle with Stage IV breast cancer in March at the age of 44.

The auction runs through Thursday at 9 p.m. ET and can be accessed at MLB.com/Shannon.

“On behalf of Shannon’s family, her mom and dad, Mike and Debbie, her husband, John, we just want to thank Major League Baseball for bestowing such a great honor to Shannon,” said Mets director of media relations Jay Horwitz.

“The Shannon Forde Field will be exactly across where she grew up in Little Ferry, New Jersey. It was her parents’ house. It’s the same field she played on with her sister Alicia and her niece when she was a kid. It’s the same field that her father …

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