Lou Gehrig Day is Sunday, June 2nd and Team ASI wants to know, which MLB team will you be rooting for this year!
What is Lou Gehrig Day?
Every year on June 2nd, Major League Baseball (MLB) honors Lou Gehrig Day. Why June 2nd? We had to ask a sports history buff! June 2nd marks the anniversary of when Gehrig became the Yankees’ starting first baseman, and the start of his incredible 2,130 game streak.
Honoring his memory and bringing awareness to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS.)
Go to a Game
Grab your hat, glove, and cracker jacks and head out to your home field to watch your team ring in a win! Each MLB team will be hosting different events to honor Lou Gehrig Day and raise awareness for ALS including merch, special speakers, and more. Here’s a list of the teams playing on Sunday, June 2nd:
- Atlanta Braves
- Baltimore Orioles
- Boston Red Sox
- Chicago Cubs
- Cleveland Guardians
- Houston Astros
- Kansas City Royals
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Miami Marlins
- Milwaukee Brewers
- New York Mets
- Philadelphia Phillies
- San Francisco Giants
- Seattle Mariners
- Toronto Blue Jays
Don’t see your team listed? No problem! Here are the teams celebrating Lou Gehrig Day in the days just before or just after June 2nd:
- Arizona Diamondback – Monday, June 3rd
- Chicago White Sox – Sunday, May 26th
- Cincinnati Reds – Sunday, June 9th
- Colorado Rockies – Monday, June 3rd
- Detroit Tigers – Thursday, May 23rd
- Los Angeles Angels – TBD
- Minnesota Twins – Tuesday, June 11th
- New York Yankees – TBD
- Oakland Athletics – Tuesday, June 4th
- Pittsburgh Pirates – Tuesday, June 4th
- San Diego Padres – Wednesday, May 29th (tentatively)
- Louis Cardinals – Tuesday, June 11th (tentatively)
- Tampa Bay Rays – Friday, June 7th
- Texas Rangers – Monday, June 3rd
- Washington Nationals – TBD
Read a Book About Lou Gehrig
Log into Kindle on your autonoME and download any of these books about Lou Gehrig and the incredible life he lived:
Volunteer At Your Team’s Lou Gehrig Day
I AM ALS has organized volunteer opportunities for just about every game listed above! If getting out and getting involved is your THING, click the link, find your team, and sign-up. We’ve heard they’ve even got LGD (Lou Gehrig Day) Swag!
https://www.iamals.org/lou-gehrig-day-2024/
*For more info about I AM ALS and how to get connected, head to their home page.
