LAS VEGAS -- An opportunity to sit in the Judge's Chambers at Yankee Stadium and pocket an autographed Aaron Judge baseball tops the list of special experiences being auctioned by Major League Baseball, MLB Network and all 30 clubs during the Winter Meetings.
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. Specifically, the funds will benefit the Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars program for a student pursuing an undergraduate degree in sports administration/management. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will use the funds to repair extensive damages to its Buck O'Neil Education and Research Center caused by recent vandalism.
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The auction is live on MLB.com/wintermeetingsauction through Thursday, when it will conclude at 10 p.m. ET. 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.
The Yankees have donated three experiences. One includes four tickets to sit in the right-field Judge's Chambers for an agreed upon Yanks home game, four batting-practice passes that include meet-and-greets with select players and one autographed Judge ball.
Another features four tickets to an agreed upon Spring Training home game at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., plus four batting-practice passes and meet-and-greets with select players. The group will enjoy a postgame tour of Steinbrenner Field and a postgame photo opportunity on the pitcher's mound.
A third auction includes five personalized 15-second video messages from a selection of Yankees to be recorded in late February. Messages may be used for events like congratulations, birthdays, graduations, birth announcements and baby gender reveals.
Potential players and staff include Miguel Andujar, Dellin Betances, Aaron Boone, Brian Cashman, Brett Gardner, Didi Gregorius, Aaron Hicks, Judge, Luis Severino, Gary Sanchez, Giancarlo Stanton, Masahiro Tanaka, Gleyber Torres and Luke Voit.