LAS VEGAS -- Autographed items from center fielders past (Willie McGee) and present (Harrison Bader), as well as a collection of Cardinals caps, are among the dozens of items and experiences available for bidding in the seventh annual Winter Meetings charity auction.
This year's auction will support the Jackie Robinson Foundation and the Negro Leagues Museum, two important institutions that educate future generations of young people through honoring significant moments and individuals of baseball's past.
The auction is live on MLB.com/wintermeetingsauction through Thursday, when it will conclude at 9 p.m. CT. Items include special baseball experiences, including meetings with some of the game's biggest stars, along with unique items donated by MLB and the 30 clubs.
• Bid on featured items
The Cardinals are offering three different packages on which fans can bid over the next four days. One includes a personalized autographed bat and baseball by Bader, along with two field box seats to a 2019 game.
Another features one of the team's new throwback style blue road alternate jerseys, autographed by McGee. The highest bidder will also receive two field box seats to a game next season.
The third auction package is a collection of all the team-issued hats the Cardinals will wear next season. This includes caps for Spring Training, home games, road games, alternate uniforms, holidays and special events like Players' Weekend. The Cardinals will also include an autographed hat with the signature of the winner's favorite player.
Since its inception in 2012, the Winter Meetings auction has raised approximately $1.15 million to assist a variety of causes, including cancer research, a youth baseball and softball field in memory of Shannon Forde and a scholarship fund in memory of Katy Feeney.