A Grand Slam of Giving: 20 Years of MLB and Starlight Helping Kids
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Major League Baseball (MLB) and Starlight have partnered for over two decades. Since 2005, MLB has funded more that $550,000 in Starlight Programs Starlight Nintendo Switch Gaming and Hospital Gowns.
In 2026, MLB will recognize Childhood Cancer Awareness across the League on Sunday, September 6th, with all players, coaches, and umpires wearing gold ribbon decals and wristbands. MLB and its Clubs are working together with Starlight to distribute a Starlight Gaming Handheld to all 30 Club Markets throughout the month of September.
- Brittany, Mom of Starlight Kid Elijah“Elijah received his Cincinnati Reds-themed Starlight Gown from 3 Reds players. They painted and played games together. Elijah had just been diagnosed with cancer and had a major surgery – meeting these guys was a great memory from a long hospitalization.”
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