Home Run Derby

Mother’s Day is only two Sundays away (May 13, 2007) and Major League Baseball is going to break out the Bats in support of Breast Cancer Research again.

Pink Bats, that is.

After last year’s successful Mother’s Day campaign in which over 100 MLB players wielded Pink Louisville Slugger Bats to raise awareness (and some scratch) for the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation, the nation’s leading Breast Cancer Awareness/Research organization.

“Last year was the first year that we did this and we exceeded our expectation,” Louisville Slugger spokesman Rick Redman said. “We had about 110 players use the pink bats last year and it helped raise over $370,000.”

One pink bat used by the Milwaukee Brewers’ Bill Hall sold for more than $25,000.

If you want a Pink Louisville Slugger without having to pay thousands of dollars in an auction for a game-used one – you can buy a personalized one right from Louisville Slugger. or MLB.com. $10 of the purchase price of the Bat ($70-80) will be donated directly to the Komen Foundation.

This was a great idea last season and it’s great to see MLB continue this partnership in such an innovative way for this worthy cause.

For the second year in a row, Home Run Derby will donate $10 to the Komen Foundation for every Home Run hit on Mothers Day 2007 .

Whether the Home Run is hit with a Pink Bat or not. Swing Away!

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