Angels, Dodgers to Mark Father's Day
Thursday, Jan 7, 2010 | Updated 2:59 PM PST
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, top, celebrates his game-winning RBI single against the Oakland Athletics in the bottom of the 10th inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 16, 2009. The Dodgers won 5-4. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Father's Day will be marked at Angel Stadium Sunday by an effort to increase awareness about prostate cancer and to raise funds to fight the disease, while the sixth annual Father's Day Catch will be held at Dodger Stadium.
Like all of Sunday's Major League Baseball games, on-field personnel at the Los Angeles Dodgers-Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim interleague game at Angel Stadium will wear blue ribbon uniform decals, symbolizing prostate cancer awareness. The blue ribbon logo will also appear on the official dugout lineup cards.
All of Sunday's games will also be part of the Home Run Challenge, where fans can make donations at www.prostatecancerfoundation.org for each home run hit during games between June 11 and Sunday.
"Prostate cancer has affected many members of the Major League Baseball family and we hope to draw attention to this disease as we reach out to our players, fans and communities to support the search for the cure," Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said.
The sixth annual Father's Day Catch will be held at Dodger Stadium between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Soft souvenir balls will be provided for fans to use to play catch on the field.
Former Dodgers Tommy Davis, Lou Johnson, Ken Landreaux, Rudy Law, Al Downing, Bobby Castillo and Jimmy Campanis will be present to pose for photographs and sign autographs.
Admission and parking is free. Participants making donations to the Dodgers Dream Foundation, the team's philanthropic arm, will have the opportunity to display the name of their loved one on the scoreboard.
