Major League Baseball (MLB), in coordination with all 30 MLB Clubs and various partners, announced Baseball's efforts to honour on Sunday, 2 June, the fourth annual Lou Gehrig Day and raise awareness for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
This special day has been honoured since 2021. MLB confirmed that "4" (Gehrig's uniform number) decals designed in Yankee uniform colour and font will be worn on player, manager and coach uniforms on 2 June.
Red “4-ALS” wristbands will be available to be worn in-game, in addition to commemorative base jewels and lineup cards.
An illuminated “4” will be on display at all broadcast booths commemorating those in the fight against ALS and serve as a unifying beacon of hope.
Additionally, a pregame ceremony featuring a commemorative video and graphics, as well as localized club-specific activations, will take place in ballparks nationwide.
MLB Network will honour Gehrig’s legacy and raise awareness for ALS through its studio programming and a special Lou Gehrig Day tribute video, narrated by Sarah Langs, the ESPN and MLB Network baseball analyst and researcher who revealed she has ALS in 2022.
Langs was part of the first MLB all-woman broadcasting team in July 2021.
