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Starting in 2006, the Louisville Slugger Company produced a limited supply of more than 400 pink baseball bats for use by more than 50 professional baseball players on Mother's Day. Major League Baseball authorized the use of the specially dyed bats — temporarily suspending the regulation that restricts players to using black, brown, red, or white bats — as part of a weeklong program to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world. ... The Louisville Slugger brand is made by Hillerich & Bradsby Hillerich & Bradsby Company is a company located in Louisville, Kentucky that produces the famous Louisville Slugger baseball bat. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mothers Day. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Four historically significant baseball bats showcased in the National Baseball Hall of Fames traveling exhibit Baseball As America. ... Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly known as The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, is an organization supporting breast cancer research. ...

In addition to wielding the unique Sluggers, players and field-staff wore pink wristbands and pink ribbons, while bases and homeplates were tagged with the breast cancer awareness logo, and line-ups were written on pink card. All of the specially-produced memorabilia was later autographed and auctioned off on MLB.com to benefit the Komen for the Cure. In its debut season, "Major League Baseball and its fans collectively raised $350,000" through the program. MLB.com is the official site of Major League Baseball. ...

2006

Players who brandished the distinctive bats in their inaugural season included Alex Rios, Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, Xavier Nady, Jim Thome, Carl Crawford, David Ortiz, Jim Edmonds, Toby Hall, Willy Taveras, Richie Sexson, Mark Teixeira, Travis Lee, Ken Griffey Jr., Doug Davis, Michael Young, Mark Kotsay, Jeff Francoeur, Greg Norton, Torii Hunter, Hank Blalock, Jason LaRue, Derek Jeter, Jermaine Dye, Mark Ellis, Prince Fielder, Jonny Gomes, Kevin Mench, Carl Everett, Joe Borchard, David Eckstein, Marcus Giles, Damon Hollins, Manny Ramirez, Adam Dunn, Bill Hall, Tomas Perez, Craig Biggio, Doug Mientkiewicz, Vernon Wells, and Lance Berkman. Rios, Dye, Thome, Kotsay, LaRue, Bill Hall, and Berkman hit some of the few Pink Bat homeruns with Hall's being a walkoff shot against the Mets. Alexis Israel Rios (born February 18, 1981 in Coffee, Alabama) is a right fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Toronto Blue Jays. ... Ryan James Howard (born November 19, 1979 in St. ... James Calvin Jimmy Rollins (born November 27, 1978 in Oakland, California), nicknamed J-Roll, was the Philadelphia Phillies second round draft pick in 1996. ... Xavier Nady Xavier Clifford Nady (born November 14, 1978 in Carmel, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder with the New York Mets. ... James Howard Jim Thome [TOE-mee] (born August 27, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Chicago White Sox. ... Carl Demonte Crawford (born August 5, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is currently the left fielder for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Major League Baseball team. ... David Ortiz (IPA , or roughly or-TEES, according to Latin American pronunciation) (born November 18, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, as David Américo Ortiz Arias), is a Major League Baseball designated hitter who plays for the Boston Red Sox (since 2003). ... James Patrick Jim Edmonds (born June 27, 1970 in Fullerton, California) is a Major League Baseball center fielder and left-handed batter who plays for the St. ... Toby Hall was born on October 21, 1975 in Tacoma, Washington. ... Willy Taveras (born December 25, 1981 in Teneras, Dominican Republic) is a center fielder for the Colorado Rockies. ... Richmond Lockwood Sexson (born December 29, 1974 in Portland, Oregon) is an American baseball player who currently plays for the Seattle Mariners. ... Mark Charles Teixeira [Tuh-SHARE-uh] (born April 11, 1980 in Severna Park, Maryland) is a Major League Baseball player with the Texas Rangers. ... Travis Lee (born May 26, 1975) is a major league first baseman for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. ... Ken Griffey, Jr. ... Douglas P. Doug Davis (born September 21, 1975) is a starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. ... Michael Brian Young (born October 19, 1976 in Covina, California) is a Major League Baseball shortstop currently playing for the Texas Rangers. ... Mark Steven Kotsay (born December 2, 1975) is an outfielder for the Oakland Athletics. ... Jeffrey Braden (Jeff) Francoeur (born January 8, 1984 in Lilburn, Georgia), nicknamed Frenchy, is a Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Atlanta Braves of the National League. ... Gregory Blakemoore Norton (born July 6, 1972 in San Leandro, California) is a current first baseman in Major League Baseball. ... Torii Kedar Hunter (born July 18, 1975 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is a Major League Baseball outfielder who currently plays for the Minnesota Twins. ... Hank Joe Blalock (born November 21, 1980 in San Diego, California) is a Major League baseball third baseman who currently plays for the Texas Rangers. ... Michael Jason LaRue is a catcher for the Kansas City Royals. ... Derek Sanderson Jeter (born June 26, 1974 in Pequannock Township, New Jersey) is an American Major League Baseball player. ... Jermaine Terrell Dye (born January 28, 1974 in Vacaville, California) is a right fielder in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox. ... Mark William Ellis (born June 6, 1977 in Rapid City, South Dakota) is a second baseman for Major League Baseballs Oakland Athletics. ... Prince Semien Fielder (born May 9, 1984, Ontario, California) was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round of the 2002 amateur draft out of Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne, Florida. ... Jonny Johnson Gomes (born November 22, 1980 in Petaluma, California) is a current outfielder in Major League Baseball. ... Kevin Ford Mench (born January 7, 1978 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a Major League Baseball player for the Milwaukee Brewers. ... Carl Edward Everett III (born June 3, 1971 in Tampa, Florida) is a former All-star Major League Baseball outfielder. ... 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Tomás Orlando Pérez (born December 29, 1973) is a Major League Baseball infielder and right-handed batter who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies (2000-present). ... Craig Alan Biggio (IPA: //) (born December 14, 1965 in Smithtown, New York) is a seven-time All-Star Major League baseball player who has played his entire career with the Houston Astros. ... Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz [mint-KAY-vich] (born June 19, 1974 in Toledo, Ohio) is a first baseman for the New York Yankees. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... William Lance Berkman (born February 10, 1976 in Waco, Texas) is a Major League Baseball player for the Houston Astros. ...

Other players, including Geoff Blum, Khalil Greene and Mike Cameron, flatly refused to use the unorthodox bats.^{[citation needed]} Geoffrey Edward Blum (born April 26, 1973 in Redwood City, California) is an infielder in Major League Baseball, currently playing for the San Diego Padres. ... Khalil Thabit Greene (born October 21, 1979 in Butler, Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball shortstop who plays for the San Diego Padres. ... Michael Terrance Cameron (born January 8, 1973 in LaGrange, Georgia) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball with the San Diego Padres. ...

2007

In its second year, the program outfitted more than 200 batters with the specialty Mother's Day bats, including Biggio, Blalock, Berkman, Dye, Hunter, Griffey, Young, Teixeira, Hall, Rollins, Juan Uribe, David DeJesus, Mark Loretta, Brian Roberts, Esteban German, B. J. Upton, Pablo Ozuna, Kenny Lofton, Nick Markakis, Vernon Wells, Mike Sweeney, Carlos Lee, Delmon Young, Aubrey Huff, Shane Costa, Milton Bradley, Mark Teahen, Royce Clayton, Sammy Sosa, John Buck, Jay Payton, Jason Lane, Michael Cuddyer, Lyle Overbay, Joe Crede, Alex Gordon, Ramón Hernández, Julio Lugo, Brad Wilkerson, Dioner Navarro, Coco Crisp, Hunter Pence, Carlos Beltran, J. D. Drew, Aaron Hill, Adam Everett, Reggie Willits, Kevin Youkilis, Gerald Laird, Brad Ausmus, Jason Varitek, Jason Phillips, Craig Monroe, Eric Hinske, Rocco Baldelli, Casey Kotchman, Tony Peña, Morgan Ensberg, Nelson Cruz, Sean Casey, Alex Cora, Ryan Sweeney, Erick Aybar, Orlando Palmeiro, Curtis Granderson, Ian Kinsler, Dan Uggla, Paul Konerko, Ryan Zimmerman, Shea Hillenbrand, Brandon Inge, Robby Hammock, Mike Napoli, Luis Castillo, Cristian Guzmán, Gustavo Molina, Justin Morneau, Raúl Ibáñez, Derrek Lee, Daryle Ward, Cliff Floyd, Aramis Ramirez, Aaron Rowand, Chase Utley, Ty Wigginton and Ryan Garko. Juan Uribe is a Major League Baseball player who was born on (July 22, 1979). ... David Christopher DeJesus (born December 20, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York) is a center fielder currently with the Kansas City Royals. ... 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Bill Hall, Hillenbrand, Beltran, Guzmán, Cuddyer, Teahen, Napoli hit some of the few Pink Bat homeruns, while Biggio used a Pink Bat to go 2-for-4, collecting his 2,965th and 2,966th career hits (his 648th and 649th career doubles) for Houston. Griffey also hit a "pink homer," the 570th of his career to surpass Rafael Palmeiro and take sole possession of ninth place on the all-time career homeruns list. And Hunter hit two Pink Bat homeruns for the Twins — a three-run shot in the first inning and a two-run longball in the eighth — and set a new career high for RBI in a game with seven. Rafael Palmeiro Corrales (born September 24, 1964 in Havana, Cuba) is a Major League Baseball player, with a career spanning almost 20 years. ... In Major League Baseball, the 500 home run club is an informal term applied to the group of players who have hit 500 or more career home runs. ... In the sport of baseball, a home run is the act of hitting the ball in such a manner, whether out of the park or in (see inside the park home run), that allows the batter to safely reach home and score in one play. ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...

Pitcher Mike Myers of the New York Yankees ordered a pink glove to wear, but was not allowed to by Major League Baseball. Myers said he would flout the rule and face a fine, but did not get into the game. [1] [2] Michael Stanley Myers (born June 26, 1969 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) is a left-handed relief pitcher who plays for the New York Yankees. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as...

Origin

In March of 2006, John A. Hillerich IV, President and CEO of the Louisville Slugger parent-company Hillerich & Bradsby, made a visit to the Canadian-based sports company TPS Hockey, which had produced more than 400 pink hockey sticks for players in the NHL. Players including Tie Domi, Mats Sundin, Steve Yzerman, Sidney Crosby and Ed Belfour used the special sticks during the weekend of March 17, raising more than $110,000. Hillerich later presented the idea of the Pink Bat to MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and MLB President Bob DuPuy, who "both went to bat for the pink bat". Hockey sticks, regular and goalie, measurements in cm. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... Tahir Tie Domi (born November 1, 1969 in Windsor, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player. ... Mats Johan Sundin (born February 13, 1971, in Bromma, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the National Hockey League. ... Stephen Gregory Yzerman (born May 9, 1965, in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada) is a former professional hockey player who played his entire career with the Detroit Red Wings. ... Sidney Patrick Crosby (born August 7, 1987) is a professional ice hockey player and captain of the NHLs Pittsburgh Penguins. ... Edward John The Eagle Belfour (born April 21, 1965 in Carman, Manitoba, Canada) is an NHL goalie who currently plays for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. ... is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bud Selig Allan Huber Bud Selig, Jr. ... Robert A. Bob DuPuy (born c. ...

References

• Pink bats to help benefit breast cancer
  
• Pink sticks to honor moms, raise cash to fight cancer
  
• Mother's Day to feature pink bats
  
• Some boys just can't think pink
  
• Rays sluggers not afraid to think pink
• Baseball goes pink on Mother's Day