June 2 is a special date for all of MLB as teams take various measures to recognize Lou Gehrig Day. This year is the sixth annual recognition by the league for the New York Yankees legend.

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Cubs broadcaster adopted ALS care as a personal mission when a childhood friend was stricken with the disease in 2005

On the day across Major League Baseball that teams, coaches, staff and players honor the memory of Lou Gehrig and what he did to raise awareness of the crippling disease that bears his name, the Royal

Major League Baseball (MLB) clubs and the wider community rallied round on June 2 to observe the sixth annual Lou Gehrig Day.

On Tuesday, June 2, in honor of Lou Gehrig Day, players and managers across Major League Baseball with ties to Tennessee donned Tim Shaw jerseys.

A Gilbert man with ALS threw out the first pitch at Chase Field on Tuesday night as the Diamondbacks and Major League Baseball celebrated Lou Gehrig Day.

Lou Gehrig Day on June 2 raises ALS awareness and funds for research. MLB and advocacy groups will host events to honor Gehrig's legacy and support patients. ALS is a neurodegenerative disease causing progressive muscle weakness and paralysis.

Lou Gehrig famously said upon his retirement that he considered himself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth. This was despite the fact that he had been diagnosed with ALS, a disease that ended his career and would cut his life tragically short. Despite this he was able to become a truly legendary baseball player and an all-time New York Yankees great. Here is a look back at the career of ...