World Series honors Stand Up To Cancer
Boston Red Sox's Jonny Gomes reacts after hitting a three-run home run during the sixth inning of Game 4 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in St. Louis. (Charlie Riedel / AP)
A World Series moment to remember will unfold — courtesy of the fans — Saturday (tonight) during Game 4.
At the end of the fifth inning, the Stand Up To Cancer Placard Moment will unfold at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
The fans will stand and hold up "I Stand Up For" signs to honor those fighting cancer or those who have been lost to the disease.
Game 4 of the World Series can be seen at 8 p.m. on Fox Broadcasting. The Boston Red Sox lead the Dodgers, 2 games to 1
The Placard Moment dates to 2011 and reflects Major League Baseball's commitment to the fight.
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"MLB has been with Stand Up To Cancer from the very beginning," said Rusty Robertson, co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer. "As the founding donor of SU2C, MLB and its 30 clubs have committed more than $43 million to SU2C. They are one of our biggest allies in leading a national movement for cutting-edge research and innovative cancer treatments to save lives."
MLB and its clubs became founding donors of SU2C with an initial $10 million grant in 2008.
Since then, MLB has provided promotional support at the World Series, the MLB All-Star Game and many games through the season.
The Placard Moment has made a difference in many ways, Robertson said.
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"The Stand Up To Cancer Placard Moment underscores how this terrible disease affects everyone, and it will take all of us working together, collaborating, to end it," he said.
"The Placard Moment inspires everyone, from players to people in the fight with cancer. When the Red Sox last won the Series in 2013, Jonny Gomes credited the Placard Moment with inspiring him to hit his game-winning home run in Game 4 just minutes after he held two placards -- one for his high school baseball coach who died of cancer and the other for a young boy battling the disease.
"Watching the Placard Moment has also inspired patients to join clinical trials – including one woman who had Stage IV melanoma, and now is doing well years later."
It will take all of us working together — that's a sentiment to stand and applaud.
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