Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star pitcher Trevor Bauer launches season-long giveback initiative "Ks For a Cause"
– Initiative to Benefit Six LA Area Nonprofit Organizations Throughout the MLB Regular Season, starting with Think Together for the month of April –
– Ks for a Cause Will Provide Grants via the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation –
LOS ANGELES (April 2, 2021) – Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star pitcher Trevor Bauer has launched a season-long giveback initiative – Ks for a Cause – to support local nonprofit organizations focused on STEM and/or youth programming in the greater Los Angeles area, he announced today.
Bauer will donate $1,000 per strikeout (K) throughout the regular season. Each month, a different nonprofit organization will be designated. Bauer will fully fund the initiative through grants via the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF). He will also partner with LADF to evaluate potential partner organizations and to work with receiving organizations.
“This season, I’m looking forward to giving back to my hometown community in a meaningful way,” said Bauer. “I’m excited to launch Ks for a Cause to support several incredible nonprofit organizations doing impactful work to promote STEM and offer a variety of youth programming across the greater Los Angeles area. It’s really the perfect initiative for me, as it combines two things I love in life: strikeouts and helping others.”
Additionally, Bauer will highlight these organizations through a new, dedicated content series on his YouTube Channel and with limited-edition Ks for a Cause merchandise on his website (coming soon). All proceeds from merchandise sales will benefit that month’s designated beneficiary organization.
For the month of April, Bauer will support Think Together. Founded in 1997, Think Together partners with schools to change the odds for kids. The organization delivers nationally recognized early learning programs, afterschool programs, student support services, and school improvement. Specifically, Bauer’s donation will help fund afterschool STEM and robotics programming for middle school students in southeast Los Angeles.
For additional updates, visit: www.trevorbauer.com/ksforacause.
About Trevor Bauer:
Trevor Bauer is an All-Star pitcher and entrepreneur entering his 10th MLB season and first with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner was selected No. 3 overall in the 2011 MLB Draft and made his major league debut in 2012 with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was traded to the Cleveland Indians later that year and made his first All-Star appearance in 2018. Bauer was traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 2019 and went on to become the club’s first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award (2020). Off the field, the former UCLA standout cofounded Momentum in 2019, a media company aimed at connecting fans and athletes on a human level and going behind the scenes of the lives, training, and game days of MLB stars. Bauer is also an equity partner and co-leads the baseball vertical at PlayersTV, the first-and-only multi athlete-owned TV network and media company. For more information, visit www.trevorbauer.com or follow him on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @BauerOutage.
About the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation:
ESPN’s Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year, the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation is bigger than baseball with ambitions to be the city’s premier charity. We envision a city where everyone regardless of zip code has the opportunity to thrive. We are tackling the most pressing problems facing Los Angeles with a mission to improve education, health care, homelessness and social justice for all Angelenos. Since 1995, we have invested more than $32 million in programs and grants to nonprofits, and fundraising has increased by 1,000% since 2012. That growth has enabled us to do more. Visit LADF online at www.dodgers.com/ladf, follow them on Twitter, @DodgersFdn, Instagram, @dodgersfoundation, and like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LosAngelesDodgersFoundation.