The New York Yankees are proud to announce that they will be honoring @SlangsOnSports with their Week of Hope winners on Tuesday, July 4th -26 Anniversary Posted by Lou Gehrig The famous “Luckiest Man” speech.

Earlier this week, Sarah learned about the honor via surprise Zoom… pic.twitter.com/wnlherTxf1

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On Tuesday, July 4th, the Langs and the rest of the community of women from ALS will be at the The honor was honored at the pre-ceremony, which will include a video of Lou Gehrig’s “Luckiest Man” speech being read by Yankees players, Sarah and other women in the ALS community. Sarah and her other honorees will also be on the field with the team before the first pitch and be the guest of the Yankees for their 1 : game against Baltimore in the afternoon.

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OOtherP Persevere & ^{Excel) is returning 2021 for first version of the event. The initiative is a unique week-long community program that uncovers five extraordinary stories designed to inspire individuals to take action in their own communities. Week of Hope 2010 will be held on Sunday, July 3 One is being held in New York through Friday, July 7.}

Every day after five days-day stretch, The Yankees will reach out to individuals, families or organizations deserving of recognition and support, and surprise honorees with a day celebrating their accomplishments.

Hope Chow is rooted in the fundamental belief that acts of kindness not only Offer hope and encouragement to the recipient. Fans can learn more about the initiative by visiting the official website ^{www and Nominate inspirational individuals for HOPE Week .hopeweek.com.}

More details on timing and Hope Week activities will be available later this month distribution.

“ABOUT HOPE WEEK WINNERS – SARAH LANGS”

No life is nothing obstacles, but how do you overcome insurmountable obstacles? How do you rise to the top of your industry when you’re unlike almost anyone else in your field? How do you face the scariest diagnosis and keep finding joy? Answers can be found in our baseball community.

Native New Yorker Sarah Langs grew up on Manhattan’s Upper East Side , studied at the University of Chicago, graduated from 94 and worked on her college newspaper for four full years. After interning at SNY and CSN Chicago, she quickly rose to ESPN’s research department and landed a job at MLB Advance Media as
reporter/producer age 14, with a focus on finding statistics used in baseball broadcasts.

She climbed to the top of the world and became One of the most respected and universally loved stat analysts in Major League Baseball’s male-dominated league discipline. Yet for the past three years she has been battling ALS (most commonly seen in 70 and70), which changed every aspect of her daily life.

Despite her poor health, Sarah continued to Made his mark on the game, most recently writing the official game notes for the national media at the most recent World Baseball Classic. Her enthusiasm, persistence, and positive personality embody the kind of struggle we all wish we had within us.

“Baseball is something no disease can take from me ,” Sarah said after publicly announcing her diagnosis on Twitter in October

. “I’m still me, haven’t stopped, honored and grateful to be able to do what I love to do.”

Her accomplishments in the face of adversity have captured the attention of the entire baseball world, including at

th2023 Annual BBWAA Awards Dinner with Casey Stengel’s “You Can Look It Up” Award (click here for her acceptance speech).

“There are many people who have not encountered such a thing, But they are equally loved and admired,” Lance said in his acceptance speech. “I want to make sure those people know about it, and I’m trying to make them my calling — besides making sure everyone loves baseball.”

Sarah has worked with top entities in her field, earning the trust and admiration of broadcasters such as Buster Olney, Jon Sciambi and Karl Ravech, to name a few example. She also became a part of MLB television history as the first all-female broadcast crew 2015.

“I am very Excited to be a part of this baseball community,” Lance said. “And I think it shows how wonderful baseball is — not just the game, but the people involved in it — that people come together in moments like this.”

Her enormous mental reserves are now directed in another direction – raising ALS awareness.

“Even if I’m gone, even if it’s

After a few years, I wanted to find a cure,” Lance said.

Her quote “Baseball is the best!” Printed On the t-shirt, the proceeds go to the ALS project.

Sarah expresses to Yankees legend Lou Gehrig She is grateful that she has achieved so many dreams in such a short period of time.

“I may not be having a good time, but I have a lot of stuff Can survive,” Lance said.

More information about Hope Week

(Also visit hopeweek.com)

At the heart of Hope Week is people help people. The one thing that everyone has — no matter what their background or financial situation — is time. By engaging every one of our players and coaches, manager Aaron Boone, general manager Brian Cashman, our minor league affiliates and front office staff in the Week of Hope celebration, the Yankees are sending a message that everyone Everyone can give of themselves to make their community a better place.

Hope it’s equally important during the week to publicize the highlighting of the cause and organization . The biggest challenge many nonprofits face is generating interest, awareness, and funding for their mission.

every hopeful week since the end, the Yankees organization received the President’s Volunteering Award, “in recognition and recognition of a commitment to strengthening the nation and making a difference through volunteerism.” The award is presented by AmeriCorps, which empowers Americans from diverse backgrounds Ability to respond to the President’s call to service.

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