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Little League® Baseball and Softball Gets Big Love from T-Mobile this MLB Postseason … $1M+ Big!
What's the news: The Un-carrier is donating $5,000 per home run hit during the MLB Postseason to the T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant Program to help
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nWhat's the news: The Un-carrier is donating $5,000 per home run hit during the MLB Postseason to the T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant Program to help cover registration fees next season for families in need. And, when fans text “LittleLeague” to 313131, T-Mobile will donate another $1 per text to their local Little League, up to an additional $1 million.\n\n\nWhy it matters: It’s been a trying year … families and Little Leagues across the country are experiencing financial challenges as a result.\n\n\nWho it's for: The future MLB All-Stars and everyone who supports ‘em. \n\n\n BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nBall for all! T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) is rallying fans around a good cause, committing to donate $5,000 per home run hit during the Major League Baseball Postseason to the T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant Program — a fund dedicated to helping thousands of children across America participate in their local Little League programs. Plus, starting today and through the World Series, everyone — T-Mobile customer or not — can help support the cause by simply texting “LittleLeague” to 313131. For every text received, T-Mobile will donate $1 — up to an additional $1 million — to support grant recipients in the texters’ local community. These donations will help cover the costs of Little League Baseball and Softball registration fees for families in need.\n\n“Next season, 1 in 5 kids may not have the opportunity to play sports due to financial hardship … that’s why we're using our massive platform during the MLB Postseason to rally fans to help us make an impact in their local communities,” said Mike Sievert, CEO of T-Mobile. “Last season, we gave close to 5,000 kids the chance to play the game they love, many for the first time ever, and we’re just getting started!”\n\nAfter giving more than $1 million to the T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant Program in 2019, the Un-carrier gave nearly 5,000 boys and girls from more than 700 leagues in almost every state across the country the ability to play ball. In addition to the T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant Program, T-Mobile has dedicated resources to refurbish fields, as well as provide bats, balls and other crucial equipment to local leagues in need.\n\n\"T-Mobile shares our belief that all children should have the chance to have a Little League baseball or softball...