MLB misc.

The first three articles are about what work some MLB players are doing in the community. First, an article about Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and what he does through his foundation: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070524&content_id=1984237&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb.

Next, the Tigers Curtis Granderson and Nate Robertson (a Christian) helping to encourage kids to read in Detroit and the Orioles Jay Gibbons, Adam Loewen (a Christian), Melvin Mora, Corey Patterson, and Brian Roberts (a Christian) hosting kids with cancer at an Orioles game: http://mlb.mlb.com/pa/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070525&content_id=1985076&vkey=mlbpa_news&fext=.jsp.

The last one of these is Dodgers 1st baseman Nomar Garciaparra and what he does through his foundation: http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-dodrep25may25,1,6048022.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-mlb-dodger (originally found at: http://mlb.mlb.com/pa/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070525&content_id=1985076&vkey=mlbpa_news&fext=.jsp).

Lastly, a Memorial Day article about former Yankees player and current Padres broadcaster Jerry Coleman, the only MLB player to see combat in World War II and Korea: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070526&content_id=1987066&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb.