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Phils doing their part in auction to honor Forde
- Updated: December 5, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Major League Baseball’s Play Ball charity auction hits a little closer to home for the Phillies this year.
Proceeds will benefit a youth baseball and softball field in Little Ferry, N.J., in honor of late Mets senior director of media relations Shannon Forde. She died earlier this year from breast cancer.
“She was my friend,” Phillies director of baseball communications Greg Casterioto said. “And anything that concerns Shannon carries extra weight for our department. Being in the same division, we knew her well. We saw her all the time in Philly, and obviously when we went to New York. She was one of the most caring people that I knew in the game.”
• Bid now in Play Ball charity auction
All 30 teams are participating in the auction, and more than 100 baseball experiences are available. The Phillies’ experiences are:
• Have …
