Chestnut Hill, Mass. – The Boston College baseball team will wear specially-designed jerseys at the 2015 Red Sox exhibition game on March 3 to honor former captain and director of baseball operations Pete Frates. The jerseys are replicas of the one worn by Frates in 2007, during his senior captaincy. All the players will don Frates’ last name and number 3 in his honor.
Frates was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in March 2012 at 27 years old. Since his diagnosis, Frates, along with his family and friends, have worked tirelessly to raise awareness and funds to find a cure for the disease. A Beverly, Mass., native, he played in the outfield for the Maroon and Gold from 2004-07. He finished his BC career with 107 starts, a .228 average, 88 hits, 56 RBIs, 11 home runs and 34 stolen bases. In the summer of 2014, Frates championed the Ice Bucket Challenge through the use of social media. Along with the amount of awareness brought to ALS, over $200 million was raised to help find a cure.
All the jerseys will be auctioned off online to benefit the Pete Frates No. 3 Fund, which was set up after Frates’ diagnosis to help subsidize medical care and expenses not covered by health insurance and to raise awareness and funds to find a cure for the disease. The starting bid for each jersey will be $100 and the auction will run from March 3 at noon until March 17 at 5 p.m. To bid, visit www.bceagles.com/auctions.
The Boston Red Sox will also be wearing uniforms with Frates’ No. 3.
To learn more about Frates’ story and to learn ways to help in the fight against ALS, visit www.petefrates.com.
