Below are a few stories that highlight the relationship between the Red Sox and Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund.
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The Boston Red Sox won their home opener at Fenway Park, but some of the day's biggest cheers came before the first pitch thanks to patients and staff from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
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The Boston Red Sox may not have ended the 2012 season at the top of the standings, but they remain a source of joy for Dana-Farber patients of all ages – even Yankees fans.
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Six members of the 2004 World Series champion Red Sox – pitchers Pedro Martinez, Tim Wakefield, and Keith Foulke, catcher Jason Varitek, outfielder Adam Hyzdu, and coach Brad Mills – made a surprise visit to Dana-Farber.
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Before there was Papi, Nomar, Dewey, or Yaz excelling at Fenway Park for the Red Sox, Jimmy was on the premises – and countless cancer survivors and their families are glad for it. Here are some of the more powerful moments and symbols of the Fenway Park - Jimmy Fund connection as seen through the decades.
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Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund mourn the passing of Boston Red Sox great Johnny Pesky on August 13, 2012. Although he was best known as one of the most beloved players/coaches in Red Sox history, Pesky will also be remembered as a great ambassador to the Jimmy Fund since the charity's earliest days.
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Former Red Sox player Trot Nixon made a special visit to the Jimmy Fund Clinic. The baseball great, along with his wife and two sons, took the time to sign autographs and take pictures with patients.
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Daniel Bard and Jarrod Saltalamacchia have signed on as our 2012 Jimmy Fund Co-Captains to help Dana-Farber strike out cancer. Following in the footsteps of former Co-Captains Tim Wakefield and Clay Buchholz, our new Co-Captains will pitch in to build support for adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and raise awareness of Jimmy Fund fundraising events and programs throughout Red Sox Nation.
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The Boston Red Sox have gone through some major changes over the past few months, but one thing has stayed constant – the team's commitment to Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund. On December 7, the team's 2011 Holiday Caravan visited Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund Clinic, the first of eight stops at Boston-area hospitals and veteran's centers.
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Much has been made of the team-first attitude Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield has taken to 200 victories, a milestone he reached on September 13, 2011. At the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber, we know first-hand how much the veteran knuckleballer cares about others.
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Mo Vaughn hit 230 home runs for the Boston Red Sox from 1991-1998, but only one will likely be on his mind when he takes the field at Fenway Park tomorrow night.
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For his work with the Jimmy Fund as well as his other community outreach endeavors, Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield earned the 2010 Roberto Clemente Award from Major League Baseball.
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Ever since Hall of Famer Ted Williams roamed left field at Fenway Park a half-century ago, the Red Sox have been supporting Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund. On Aug. 29, a man with unique ties to both Williams and the charity will be among those at Fenway Park for the annual Jimmy Fund Fantasy Day at Fenway.
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"The Jimmy Fund: Baseball's Favorite Charity," an exhibit at The Sports Museum in Boston, chronicles the long partnership between baseball and the Jimmy Fund. The display traces the relationship from the Jimmy Fund's beginnings in 1948 as a favorite cause of the Boston Braves baseball club through its nearly 60 years with the Red Sox.
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Red Sox pitchers Clay Buchholz and Tim Wakefield are the first Jimmy Fund Co-captains. In this role, the duo will be ambassadors for the Dana-Farber charity, raising awareness and building support for cancer care and research throughout Red Sox Nation.
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Mike Andrews stepped down at the end of 2009 after more than 30 years as Chairman of Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund. In his honor, his former colleagues established the "#2 Fund" to aid pediatric cancer research at Dana-Farber.
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For pediatric cancer patient Dan Pardi, former Red Sox players like Mo Vaughn, Nomar Garciaparra, and John Valentin were heroes who helped him through his fight against cancer 14 years ago.
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Chairman Mike Andrews celebrates 30 years with the Jimmy Fund in 2009, marking a milestone in a "second career" that followed his first with the Red Sox.
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The Jimmy Fund congratulates 2008 American League MVP Dustin Pedroia. The first Boston second baseman ever to win the award, Pedroia is also a strong supporter of the Jimmy Fund.
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Tim Wakefield didn't pitch in Chicago on Aug. 9, but he still made a big impression on one very special group of fans who traveled from Boston to see the Red Sox take on the White Sox that Saturday at U.S. Cellular Field.
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It's hard to find two scarier words than war and cancer. In the case of the O'Neill family of Brookline, both have been spoken daily for far too long. Now, however, they'll be going on the back burner.
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More than 400 companies, 100 schools, and thousands of Boston Red Sox fans across New England collectively contributed more than $500,000 toward cancer care and research initiatives at Dana-Farber while taking part in the Jimmy Fund's third annual Rally Against Cancer.
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For more than 60 years, the Jimmy Fund and Twins Enterprise have been favorite organizations of Boston Red Sox fans. Now the two are joining forces to help fight cancer.
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When David Ortiz of the Red Sox proudly showed off his new 2008 World Series ring during Tuesday's Opening Day ceremonies at Fenway Park, a gaggle of photographers jockeyed to get a closer look at Big Papi's bling. Eleven-year-old fan Molly O'Neill, however, had already seen it up close — and even got to try it on before Ortiz.
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Teen patients travel to Spring Training
Thirty-two Jimmy Fund Clinic teenagers traveled to 2008 Spring Training to see the Boston Red Sox in action.
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Former Red Sox second baseman Mike Andrews, Jimmy Fund chairman since 1979, has been deeply involved with the charity for decades. Forty years after playing for the "Impossible Dream" team, Andrews reflects on his introduction to the organization.
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A hospital is the last place you'd expect a kid would want to be on a Wednesday morning, but ask Jennifer Deane how much trouble she has getting her 4-year-old son Dario to come to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and she just laughs. "He loves coming here," she says. The medical procedures, of course, are not enjoyable at all, but the activities they enjoy during their "down time" in the clinic's playroom is a blast thanks in large part to one person — activities assistant Rosemary Lonborg.
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Trot Nixon had some huge hits for the Red Sox, but it's what he and his wife, Kathryn, accomplished for the Jimmy Fund that drew fans to their feet when the couple were honored at Fenway Park prior to Trot's first game against his former teammates as a member of the Cleveland Indians.
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Boston Red Sox fans hit a grand slam in the fight against cancer by raising more than $350,000 for the Jimmy Fund during the second annual Rally Against CancerSM. The final numbers aren't in, as teams continue to pitch in contributions.
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They were the youngest team in the major leagues, filled with guys who were under 25 and making considerably less than $20,000 a year. Yet when members of the 1967 Red Sox gathered in their clubhouse during the pennant race to discuss how to break up the bonus that would come their way with a World Series berth, they decided to vote a full share — about $5,500 — to someone who hadn't had a single at-bat for the club all season: a kid named Jimmy.
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Boston Red Sox pitchers signed autographs at Jillian's Boston on Saturday, January 6, to help the Jimmy Fund in its effort to strike out cancer. With an all-star line-up, "New Stars for Young Stars II" raised more than $30,000 to support cancer care and research at Dana-Farber.
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A tour of Dana-Farber reinforced the strong feelings Ralph Bates had experienced listening to the many moving stories broadcast during the August WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon, and prompted him to donate $1 million.
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The late Ken Coleman, former Red Sox announcer and Jimmy Fund chairman from 1978 to 1984, has been nominated for the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence. The award is named for former baseball commissioner and National League president Ford Frick and has been presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame since 1978.
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It wasn't an average day at Sturbridge Town Hall on Wednesday, June 21. Red Sox right-fielder Trot Nixon stopped by for an hour in the middle of the day to sign autographs and talk to town employees.
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Red Sox right-fielder Trot Nixon visited Furnace Brook Middle School in Marshfield, Mass., which raised more money in the inaugural Rally Against Cancer than any other school.
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Jordan Leandre isn't able to play baseball this spring, but the 5-year-old got to do the next-best thing yesterday: sing the National Anthem on Opening Day at Fenway Park while lined up alongside his Red Sox heroes.
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On Boston Red Sox opening day at Fenway Park, April 11, the Jimmy Fund was on everyone's mind together with fans' hopes for winning another pennant and world championship.
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Jordan Leandre prepares for his Opening Day debut
He's only a 5-year-old, but he's already sung the National Anthem at Fenway Park seven times. CBS-4 News explains Jimmy Fund Clinic patient Jordan Leandre is now preparing to make his Opening Day debut.
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Boston Red Sox President and CEO Larry Lucchino came to Dana-Farber expecting to celebrate the Dana-Farber's new Boston Red Sox Jimmy Fund Gallery on Dana L1 and spread some holiday cheer to pediatric and adult patients. What he didn't anticipate was coming face-to-face with the nurse who had cared for him during his own cancer fight 20 years earlier.
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More than 50 years after they helped spread the word about Dana-Farber in its earliest days, Boston Red Sox legends Dom DiMaggio, Bobby Doerr, and Johnny Pesky returned to the Institute to honor both a friend treated here and the memory of their late teammate Ted Williams.
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Red Sox honored at the White House, President Bush praises relationship with Jimmy Fund
President Bush congratulated the World Champion Boston Red Sox in a White House ceremony in front of 1,000 guests. In addition to praising the players' efforts on the field, he acknowledged their efforts off the field as well. View the video from 7News:
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In recent years, the Boston Red Sox have hosted an off-season rookie orientation program for their most promising minor league player prospects. As part of this introduction, 11 of the Sox's top minor leaguers recently dropped in on the Jimmy Fund Clinic for a crash course in "Red Sox Philanthropy 101."
