MLB and MLBPA Donate $1 Million to Emergency Food Services

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) today announced a joint donation of $1 million to help fight hunger as a result of school closures and quarantines stemming from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The donation will be split evenly among Feeding America and Meals on Wheels America.

Feeding America will distribute funds to local member food banks un high need areas across the United States to help feed children and families impacted by current, and potentially extended, school closures and other disruptions as a result of the epidemic. Meals on Wheels America will use the emergency funds to boost the organizational capacity of the network to provide in-home meals to vulnerable senior citizens during this time of crisis.

This joint donation represent an ongoing commitment by MLB and the MLBPA to provide support to causes that assist vulnerable populations.