Natalia Wilson, the inaugural Marlins Jackie Robinson Foundation Legacy scholar, met with general manager Kim Ng on the field before a game recently at Nationals Park. Launched in 2020, the Marlins Jackie Robinson Foundation Legacy Scholarship is a $20,000 annual scholarship in perpetuity to a deserving African American student from South Florida who demonstrates Robinson's nine values.

MLB and USA Baseball announced the launch of “Fun At Bat After School” at the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club in the Bronx. Introduced in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Fun At Bat After School is an evolution of the landmark program that will continue teaching the fundamentals of bat-and-ball sports to the youth of all ages outside of a classroom setting.

With the Pirates in New York on Thursday to begin a stretch of six games in seven days against the Mets and Yankees, nearly 70 members of the team’s front office participated in community service projects in Pittsburgh in conjunction with Major League Baseball’s 21st annual Roberto Clemente Day. These projects included support for youth baseball and softball, mental health, cancer patients and members of the military.

Commissioner Manfred and more than 100 Major League Baseball employees gathered at the Intrepid Air, Sea & Space Museum in Manhattan on Monday to pack meals that will be distributed to food pantries around the area (Video). The event was run by 9/11 Day, a non-profit group that organizes the annual September 11 National Day of Service.