One of the best events of the year is coming up and the Boston Red Sox are heavily involved -- from the organization to the fanbase.
With baseball season officially back, that also means that the 2023 Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon also is coming up fast. The annual event takes place at Fenway Park in August and has raised over $65 million for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund to help strike out cancer once and for all.
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute officially announced Red Sox hurler Garrett Whitlock as the 2023 Jimmy Fund Captain for the organization's 75th anniversary.
"The Jimmy Fund announced today that Boston Red Sox pitcher, Garrett Whitlock, will serve as the Jimmy Fund Captain this season," the organization announced. "Whitlock will be an ambassador for the Jimmy Fund’s 75th anniversary and will help to support and promote Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund’s mission to defy cancer. The Red Sox have partnered with the Jimmy Fund since 1953, the longest and most charitable partnership in professional sports, and as Jimmy Fund Captain, Whitlock will continue this tradition."
Whitlock joins former Red Sox alumni: Nathan Eovaldi, Mitch Moreland, Brock Holt, Pablo Sandoval, Will Middlebrooks, David Ross, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Daniel Bard, Tim Wakefield, and Clay Buchholz as Jimmy Fund Captains.
Jimmy Find Chairman and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Trustee Larry Lucchino responded to the news.
“We are thrilled to have Garrett Whitlock as our Jimmy Fund Captain this year,” Lucchino said. “Garrett’s involvement, and support of the Jimmy Fund and the Red Sox community, continues a long line of talented and selfless players who have served as ambassadors to support the Jimmy Fund’s important mission of defying cancer. Thank you, Garrett.”
The event will kick off and span 36 hours in August with the hope of continuing to raise funds and awareness to help end cancer once and for all.
If you would like to donate to the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to aid the effort of striking out cancer -- you can do so by clicking here!
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