Baseball Assistance Team

The organization's mission is to "confidentially support members of the Baseball Family in need of assistance.

has expanded its efforts into Latin America where they have provided help to players from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

In 1991, a contribution from Major League Baseball, the MLBPA, and the Freedom Foundation established an endowment for B.A.T.

[2] The program is designed to provide financial assistance in the pursuit of educational and vocational opportunities related to career growth goals.

The 2023 Bobby Murcer Award recipients are the San Diego Padres and the Chicago White Sox.

Past award winners include Commissioners Bud Selig, Peter Ueberroth and Fay Vincent, as well as Bob Costas, Bob Uecker, John Carter, Jane Forbes Clark, Richard McWilliams, Rick White, Phil Laskawy, Slocum Family, Joe Malone, Edward Stack, Ozzie Smith, George Brett, the late George M. Steinbrenner, Don Zimmer, Bob Watson, Brad Lidge, Adam Jones, and Jake Peavy.

The Bart Giamatti award is given to the "individual associated with baseball who best exemplifies the compassion demonstrated by the late commissioner."

Previous winners include CC Sabathia, Cal Ripken Jr., Ken Griffey Jr., Derek Jeter, Al Leiter, Don Mattingly, Tom Glavine, Jorge Posada, Dale Murphy, Tim Wakefield, and Carlos Beltran.