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Marlins pitch in for worthy Play Ball auction
- Updated: December 6, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — For Marlins manager Don Mattingly, sacrificing a little bit of his time will go a long way for a worthwhile cause.
Mattingly and outfielder Christian Yelich each have agreed to participate in a meet-and-greets with the winning bidders in Major League Baseball’s Play Ball Charity Auction.
Major League Baseball and all 30 clubs have organized a charity auction benefiting youth baseball and softball in Little Ferry, N.J., the hometown of former Mets senior director of media relations Shannon Forde. A dedicated employee, Forde lost her battle with breast cancer earlier this year and the funds from this auction will help in building a field in her name that will ensure that her legacy lives on forever. Bid on more than 100 unique baseball related experiences or memorabilia packages for this worthwhile cause.
“Almost everyone has been touched in some way by cancer,” Mattingly said at the Winter Meetings on Monday. “My mom had stomach cancer. …
