Chestnut Hill, Mass. – The Boston College baseball team raised almost $12,000 for the Pete Frates No. 3 Fund through the online auction of the jerseys worn in the Red Sox exhibition game on March 3, 2015. The Eagles wore specially-designed jerseys to honor former captain and director of baseball operations Pete Frates. The jerseys were replicas of the one worn by Frates in 2007, during his senior captaincy. All the players donned Frates’ last name and number 3 in his honor.
For a two-week period, the game-worn jerseys were up for bid on the bceagles.com website. In total, $11,808 was donated to Frates’ fund, which was set up after Frates’ diagnosis to help subsidize medical care and expenses not covered by health insurance.
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.
To learn more about Frates’ story and to learn ways to help in the fight against ALS, visit www.petefrates.com.
