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- Updated: August 27, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright is a busy man. On Wednesday morning he had a field dedicated to him. On Thursday night he started against the Mets, and Friday morning he held his fourth annual fantasy football fundraiser at Busch Stadium.
Participants drafted a fantasy football team to manage over 13 weeks in a competitive league against Wainwright and teammates Matt Carpenter, Stephen Piscotty and Lance Lynn.
“Even when things are going great, things are going bad you need that outlet to give your mind some ease and some peace of mind and occasionally change the subject because this is a long season,” Wainwright said. “In April and May you don’t need something like this, but in August and September you do.”
All proceeds from Friday’s event went to benefit Cardinals Care, Operation Food Search of St. Louis, Crisis Aid International and Big League Impact’s Global Initiative Fund.
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