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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The focus of this year’s annual MLB “Play Ball” auction initiative is to honor one of its own.
Shannon Forde died in March of breast cancer at 44, leaving behind not only her immediate family but an extended family throughout baseball that she served as a public-relations executive with the New York Mets.
This year’s “Play Ball” auction, which began on Monday, will direct proceeds to dedicating a youth baseball and softball field in Forde’s name. The field is across the street from her childhood home in Little Falls, N.J.
Inspired by Major League Baseball’s numerous employees and friends who have been affected by cancer, MLB’s “Play Ball” initiative has raised more than $685,000 since its inception five years ago. MLB Advanced Media, MLB Network and all 30 teams are participating in the auction, which …
