For the ninth year, Minor League Baseball and Joe Torre Safe At Home have teamed up to raise awareness about violence and abuse and to inspire fans of all ages to join them in SAH’s critical work.
This year, 63 MiLB teams will participate in an in-ballpark initiative from May 27-Sept. 6. At participating games this summer, fans can expect custom Safe At Home Topps baseball cards giveaways, video public service announcements and scoreboard messages dedicated to SAH’s mission, and -- with certain participating teams -- a chance to win a Joe Torre autographed baseball. Many clubs will also display posters with hotline information and invite local domestic violence organizations to share resources on-site.
“We are proud of our longstanding partnership with Minor League Baseball and Topps, which continues to grow each year,” said Joe Torre, baseball Hall of Famer and Safe At Home co-founder and co-chair. “With their help, we are raising awareness for our cause, connecting fans to resources, and empowering the next generations of leaders. Together, we’re making the ballpark a space where everyone feels safe, supported, and respected.”
More than 20 years ago, Ali and Joe Torre founded Safe At Home to end the cycle of violence and abuse through education. They sought out to create a world where every young person feels safe, supported, and empowered. The values of positive role modeling, leadership, teamwork, and respect Joe modeled throughout his baseball career mirror its mission.
Safe At Home’s Margaret’s Place program, named in honor of Joe’s beloved mother, creates safe spaces in schools to provide intervention and prevention services to students who are impacted by violence and abuse. Safe at Home currently has 30 Margaret’s Place sites that operate in New York, Westchester, N.Y., Los Angeles, Calif., Cincinnati, Ohio and Tahiti, French Polynesia. Each year, Margaret’s Place programs reach more than 49,000 students and, since its inception, Safe At Home has served hundreds of thousands of youth, families and communities.