The following is an excerpt from our partner’s press release.
The Cape Cod Baseball League is pleased to announce that the Yawkey Foundation is continuing its long-standing partnership with the Cape League with support of the 2024 season.
Tom Yawkey and his wife, Jean Yawkey, were passionate about the game of baseball. Over their seven decades as owners of the Boston Red Sox, the Yawkeys were committed to supporting youth and amateur athletics in the communities that they called home: Boston, Massachusetts, and Georgetown, South Carolina. They recognized the important skills that baseball could bring to players both on and off the field — cooperation, respect, teamwork, friendships and confidence.
Perpetuating Tom and Jean Yawkey’s love for baseball, the Yawkey Foundation has provided grants to the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) over the course of almost 30 years of partnership to improve the game experience for players, fans, and the host communities. These Small Capital Grants enabled CCBL teams across the Cape to upgrade or replace their fields for safer playing, and depending upon the specific team needs, provided the funding for state-of-the-art field lighting, outfield renovations, safety netting to protect spectators and drainage improvements for improved playing surfaces.