By cardinalsblogs

Hi fans!

It’s going to be hard having to sit out for the rest of the season, but I will be in the dugout rooting our guys on and doing all I can to help to get us as far as possible in the playoffs.

Our team is prepared for anything. Our clubhouse has much more to accomplish. We are a group of grinders on a mission and won’t stop grinding until our final out.

I personally have a second mission, and that is to give back to underprivileged kids. As you already may know, I was that kid with no glove and no spikes, but I had dreams of one day playing in the big leagues. Now that I’m capable of giving back, I’m totally involved in this cause.

With my foundation, Tsunami Waves, I donate equipment on a yearly basis to underprivileged kids in my home town Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. In efforts to collect as many gloves as possible, I’m starting a glove drive in the St. Louis area that will benefit these kids who are in need.

If you’d like to take part in this drive, please take your new or used glove to the addresses below and receive a signed picture of me as a token of my appreciation:

St Louis Sports Co.

Chesterfield Mall

291 Chesterfield Center

Chesterfield, MO 63017

(Next to Cheesecake Factory)

-or-

West County Mall

139 West County Center

Des Peres, MO 63131, stlsportsco@att.net

phone: (636) 542–2140

(Upstairs, near Apple Store)

Mon-Sat 10am-9pm

Sun 11am-6pm

If you can’t make it to the drop-off locations, you also can ship gloves to the address below. We are collecting all the gloves before sending them to the DR. We will mail you a picture as well!

Tsunami Waves

c/o APN Cargo

20910 Sheridan St

Ft Lauderdale, FL 33332

Thank you,

Carlos Martinez

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