MLB Player Donates $20,000 To The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

by | May 17, 2017 | News | 0 comments

Adam Jones’ large contribution to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will provide free admission to local children in the Kansas City area!

Kids will now have an easier opportunity to learn about the history of African American baseball thanks to Adam Jones, an outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles. His $20,000 donation to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City was give through the Kansas City nonprofit Operation Breakthrough.

The Huff reported:

Established in 1971, Operation Breakthrough offers a range of services to meet families’ needs, including day care, after-school care, tutoring, a talent exploration program and summer activities for children ranging from early childhood to age 13.

While visiting the museum on Saturday afternoon, Jones ― who was the subject of racist taunts from a fan earlier this month ― told The Baltimore Sun that it’s all about giving kids opportunities to learn.

“As long as they have an opportunity presented to them, you let them make the decision. If you don’t even have the opportunity, there’s nothing to talk about,” he said. “I’m a person who just likes to give kids, give humans, give people an opportunity to learn. When I walk through those walls, I learn. It would be selfish of me not to help other people learn.”

The museum was founded in 1990 and houses hundreds of photos and artificats dating back to the 1800s all the way through the the 60s.

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