Play Sun Smart gives fans tools to stay safe

As May arrives this weekend with the promise of warmer overall temperatures across North America, this is a good time to remind all Major League Baseball fans how to enjoy the great outdoor game and sultry days in a safe way.

MLB, all 30 clubs and its players will once again promote sun safety and raise awareness of skin cancer this spring and summer through the 2016 Play Sun Smart initiative, which has launched throughout the league. Play Sun Smart is a joint effort by MLB, the MLB Players Association and the American Academy of Dermatology to raise awareness of skin cancer and offer prevention and detection tips to the baseball community.

USA Baseball created an educational module about skin cancer awareness and sun safety. As part of the materials, a video was created featuring Dr. Darrell Rigel of the AAD, a board-certified dermatologist and consultant for the Yankees. The module is available to parents and fans nationwide through USABaseball.education.

Clubs will activate the program in a variety of ways, including first pitches and on-field ceremonies for special guests affected by skin cancer, young fans delivering sunscreen to dugouts, an animated scoreboard race that was introduced in 2013 to educate fans about playing safe in the sun, and more.

Take a photo of yourself and your family applying sunscreen during your team’s seventh-inning stretch and tweet to #PlaySunSmart followed by your team’s official hashtag (ie #Angels), and MLB may name you Sun Smart Fan of the Game.

Additionally, MLB players, coaches and staff from all 30 clubs and the Commissioner’s Office will serve as role models for fans by participating in skin cancer screenings and practicing sun-safe behaviors …

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