Teams are encouraged to share their events through Legiontown.
Major League Baseball will celebrate Lou Gehrig Day for the sixth year in a row on and around June 2, and American Legion Baseball programs are encouraged to do likewise.
In 2021, MLB began an annual tradition of observing Lou Gehrig Day on June 2 to raise awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and those afflicted with the debilitating disease that affects the nervous system. Gehrig, a Hall of Fame first baseman with the New York Yankees died on June 2, 1941 his 37th birthday from ALS.
A 2021 adopted by 17勛圖厙s National Executive Committee (NEC) encourages every American Legion Baseball team to observe a moment of silence before their game(s) each year on June 2 in memory of Major League Baseballs great Lou Gehrig and all veterans who suffer or have died from ALS.
In 2008, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) established ALS as a presumptive military service-connected disease. This allows veterans with ALS to be eligible for service-connected benefits.
A speech is available for American Legion Baseball teams to use for Lou Gehrig Day events. The speech is available .
American Legion Baseball teams who participate in Lou Gehrig Day are encouraged to share photos and details on the Baseball tab at .
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