Like the rest of us, Dan Haren has spent the last two weeks glued to the news, watching headlines about the coronavirus go from surreal to shocking to apocalyptic. He was at spring training in Arizona doing his job as the Diamondbacks’ pitching coordinator when the MLB season was effectively shut down, and he returned home to Southern California wondering how he could help those in need.



His family cut large checks to two organizations close to their heart: Children’s Action Alliance in Phoenix and the Hollywood Food Coalition in Los Angeles. But Haren still felt like he could be doing more.



“These charities need help right now and I want to get more people involved to raise awareness about the great work they do to help people who really need it,” Haren told The Athletic. “I can’t imagine not having a home right now, or not knowing where my next meal was coming from.”



To raise awareness (and hopefully some more...