May 11, 2008 8:36 am US/Pacific
Dodger Blue Going Pink For Mother's Day
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Rookie sensation Blake DeWitt, number 33, is one of 10 Dodgers who will use a pink bat on Mother's Day.
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The Boys In Blue will Go Pink for Mother's Day.
Ten Dodgers will celebrate Mother's Day by joining with the rest of Major League Baseball in the fight against breast cancer. To wit, those 10 players will honor the fight against cancer by using pink bats for the day.
Major League Baseball is again joining Susan G. Komen for the Cure for
"Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer," an attempt to generate awareness about breast cancer and raise funds to fight the disease.
Ten of the Dodgers' 13 position players have agreed to use pink bats - -
Gary Bennett, Blake DeWitt, Rafael Furcal, Chin-Lung Hu, Andruw Jones, Jeff Kent, James Loney, Juan Pierre, Mark Sweeney and Delwyn Young -- a team official said.
When the Dodgers take on the Houston Astros, players will wear pink
wristbands and pink titanium necklaces. Pink ribbons will be displayed on
uniforms worn by players and all on-field personnel. Pink ribbon logos will be on bases, while lineup cards will also be pink.
Selected game-used pink bats, lineup cards, autographed ceremonial home plates and team bats will be auctioned off on MLB.com later with proceeds benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists.
Dodger employee Desiree Sanchez and season ticket holder Nancy Colton, who are both fighting breast cancer, will throw out ceremonial first pitches.
Grammy Award-winner Melissa Manchester (who, incidentally, sings "Midnight Blue") will sing the national anthem and "Power of Ribbons," which she wrote in honor in Colton's battle against breast cancer.
The Dodgers will also give free lip gloss to the first 25,000 mothers.
After the game, women and their children will be allowed onto the warning track for a stroll.
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