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AbbVie Named Official Pharmaceutical Partner of Major League Baseball
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced a multi-year partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB), naming AbbVie the Official Pharmaceutical Partner of MLB beginning with the 2026 season. This partnership, a first-of-its-kind for the company, marks the national expansion of Striking Out Cancer - first introduced during the 2025 MLB season through AbbVie's collaboration with the Chicago Cubs, which enters its second year in the 2026 season. This new partnership extends Striking Out Cancer beyond AbbV
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