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MLB to hold Childhood Cancer Awareness Day throughout league

For the sixth consecutive year, MLB and its Clubs will raise awareness for childhood cancer during all games Wednesday, Sept. 1, for Childhood Cancer Awareness Day in home ballparks. All on-field personnel, including players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear gold ribbon decals and wristbands during games for the special league-wide event.

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MLB + Stand Up To Cancer

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is a groundbreaking initiative created to accelerate innovative cancer research that gets new therapies to patients quicker. Since its inception, SU2C has announced nine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals for new cancer therapies supported by SU2C research. Major League Baseball and its 30 Clubs have donated more than $50 million to SU2C since the partnership was first formed in 2009. As a founding donor, MLB has conducted significant awareness-building efforts through public service announcements, in-stadium promotions and various fundraising events. Learn more about SU2C at StandUpToCancer.org/MLB.

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The mission of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is to raise funds to accelerate the pace of groundbreaking translational research that can get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now.

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