WILSON ALVAREZ, LHP, Devil Rays
Aids victims of the 1999 Venezuelan floods. Has donated more than $1
million to various groups and needy people. Plans to adopt several
Venezuelan orphans.
DOUG GLANVILLE, OF, Phillies
Joins teammates Randy Wolf and Mike Lieberthal to hold an annual pool
tournament that has raised more than $100,000 for needy youth. In the
offseason, visits and helps teach kids involved in an after-school
program for inner-city children.
RUSTY GREER, OF, Rangers
Gave $50,000 to sponsor Ronald McDonald family room at a children's
hospital. Sponsored a food drive that collected almost 37,000 pounds of
food. Holds a clay shooting event to raise money for National Resource
Foundation.
ROBERTO HERNANDEZ, RHP, Royals
Gave $1 million to the baseball program at the University of South
Carolina-Aiken; part will be used for a new stadium named after him.
Giving $100,000 a year for three years to a Puerto Rican all-star
baseball fund to help needy local programs.
BOBBY HIGGINSON, OF, Tigers
Services needy organizations in Detroit and Philadelphia with
donations and time, including Latino Family Services and battered
women's shelters. Organized a benefit lunch for a child with special
medical needs.
RANDY JOHNSON, LHP, Diamondbacks
Donates money for use as grants to various organizations fighting
homelessness. Reviews and chooses all awards. Donated and handed out
nearly 1,000 pairs of tennis shoes to homeless kids the last two years.
JASON KENDALL, C, Pirates
Raised and donated more than $70,000 for the work of the Salvation
Army, including its hunger and youth programs. Helps his team with a
program to take kids shopping for winter clothes.
AL LEITER, LHP, Mets
Grants funds to numerous organizations serving needy and sick kids.
Subsidizes before- and after-school programs in New Jersey. Funded an
outdoor basketball complex in his hometown. Helped fund a playroom at a
New York hospital.
MIKE MATHENY, C, Cardinals
Makes numerous unannounced visits to hospitals and other community
organizations. Helped fund a bone marrow drive that prompted 551 people
to register, including three matches. Donated and delivered teddy bears
to sick kids.
RUSS ORTIZ, RHP, Giants
In the offseason, flew from Arizona to San Francisco to take 35 kids
and their mentors to a team-building adventure he sponsored. Also buys
tickets at each home game for them. The program has deep meaning; his
father left home when he was 2.

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IVAN RODRIGUEZ, C, Rangers
Gives Christmas presents to kids in hospitals in Texas and Puerto
Rico. Helped prevent a Texas man from failing financially after a kidney
transplant. Has raised $250,000 for groups that help the needy in Puerto
Rico. Is building a baseball school.
CURT SCHILLING, RHP, Diamondbacks
Contributed $1 million in the last year to the United Way and ALS
organizations in Phoenix and Philadelphia. Has contributed millions
overall to the ALS cause and courts businesses to raise more money for
related organizations.
GREG VAUGHN, OF, Devil Rays
Gave $10,000 to start two college scholarships at a local high
school. Sponsors free clinics for Little League players. Helps sponsor a
holiday party that provides clothes, food and presents for foster kids.
JOSE VIDRO, 2B, Expos
Gives equipment and uniforms to various baseball teams in Puerto
Rico. Bought more than 30 video systems and 100 video games for
hospitalized kids. Paid all the expenses for 50 kids from Puerto Rico to
attend a baseball clinic in Florida.
DAN WILSON, C, Mariners
Has helped raise $150,000 for First Place, which benefits homeless
kids. Raises money for orphanage in Bulgaria, where he adopted a
daughter, and has brought in $45,000 this year for group that helps
orphans worldwide.
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