The Amazin’ Mets Foundation awarded the second annual Legacy Award to the Louisville Slugger Warriors Amputee Baseball Team on September 21. The award recognizes members of the baseball community who are “making a difference and driving impactful change, on and off the field.”

The Louisville Slugger Warriors are a competitive amputee baseball team coached by former MLB players. The team’s current coach, Curtis Pride, is a deaf former MLB player drafted by the Mets in 1986. Pride advocated for deaf and hard of hearing athletes throughout his career, having played for six major league teams, including the New York Yankees. The Mets welcomed Pride to Citi Field to accept the award.

The Warriors includes veterans, Wounded Warriors, Active Duty personnel, as well as current and former college baseball players. They play in national baseball tournaments as well as special game events, competing against all able-bodied teams. They are currently based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

“The Amazin’ Mets Foundation is proud to honor the Warriors Amputee Baseball Team with the Legacy Award and highlight their resilience, determination, and passion for baseball,” said Alex Cohen, Foundation President and Mets Owner. “Their story inspires people of all abilities to participate in the game we love so much.”

Last year, the inaugural Legacy Award was presented to Maybelle Blair, a former All-American Girls Professional Baseball player. Since the Amazin’ Mets Foundation was established in 2021, it has funded over $11.9 million in grants to organizations throughout the Mets community and the greater baseball world.

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