Tag: Minor League Baseball

MiLB partners with the American Cancer Society to promote awareness and prevention of skin cancer

Stuart Mitchell

As millions of Americans kicked off the unofficial start of summer this Memorial Day weekend, Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™) helped its fans get ready for warm-weather activities. MiLB today announced that for the second consecutive year, it has teamed up with the American Cancer Society for the “Cover Your Bases” Sun Safety Initiative. The initiative promotes awareness and prevention of skin cancer, the importance of screenings, and precautions to protect skin from excessive sun exposure. More than 115 Minor League Baseball teams across the country will distribute 100,000 sunscreen samples,…

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Minor League Baseball Team Up to Raise Awareness of Rare Lung Disease – IPF

Stuart Mitchell

Boehringer Ingelheim has announced a new partnership with Minor League Baseball® (MiLB™) to further raise awareness of the rare lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) through its Breathless™ campaign. Now the “Official IPF Awareness Partner of Minor League Baseball,” Boehringer Ingelheim will work with the league to educate its fan base about symptoms of IPF – and the importance of an early diagnosis and treatment – through in-stadium events as well as appearances by New York Yankees legend and musician Bernie Williams, whose father passed away from the disease in…

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