May 23, 2025
Bregman, Casas, Hamilton, Hendriks, and Whitlock to Serve as Red Sox Foundation Program Captains for 2025 Season
For Immediate Release
May 22, 2025
BREGMAN, CASAS, HAMILTON, HENDRIKS, AND WHITLOCK
TO SERVE AS RED SOX FOUNDATION PROGRAM CAPTAINS FOR 2025 SEASON
BOSTON, MA- The Red Sox Foundation today announced that Alex Bregman, Triston Casas, David Hamilton, Liam Hendriks, and Garrett Whitlock will serve as 2025 Program Captains for the team charity’s core programs and community partners: Nike RBI (Bregman), Fenway Park Learning Lab (Casas), Red Sox Scholars (Hamilton), Home Base (Hendriks), Dimock (Hendriks), and the Jimmy Fund (Whitlock). This season, several of the players’ spouses and partners – Reagan Bregman, Mallory Moore, Kristi Hendriks, and Jordan Whitlock – will also play an active role in strengthening engagement and broadening the impact of these core programs across New England.
“We’re incredibly proud to have this passionate group of players and their partners championing our mission,” said Red Sox Foundation Executive Director Bekah Salwasser. “Their collective support brings more visibility and heart to our work in health, education, and recreation. Together, they’ll help us drive meaningful change in the lives of the people and communities we serve.”
Each couple will serve as ambassadors for the five programs and partnerships by promoting and participating in Foundation events and appearances throughout the season and supporting the Foundation’s commitment to drive positive change in the community. Details on each of the programs are below.
Nike RBI: Alex and Reagan Bregman
The Red Sox Foundation Nike RBI program strives to ensure every young person in New England has access and opportunity to play baseball and softball by providing team equipment, uniforms, coaches, field access and umpires at little to no cost to players and their families. The program also supports a cohort of dedicated coaches who use baseball and softball as a platform to teach core values of teamwork, respect, and leadership. Currently, Nike RBI operates in Boston, Chelsea, and Lawrence.
Red Sox Scholars: David Hamilton and Mallory Moore
The Red Sox Scholars is an award-winning college success program, presented by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, that empowers Boston’s youth to pursue their goals to, through, and beyond college by providing mentorship and access to academic, professional, and social opportunities. Each year, 12 students in the 7th grade at the Boston Public Schools are welcomed into the program and receive a $10,000 scholarship. With the support of PSG Equity, the Official Scholar Success Partner, the Foundation’s Program Team has expanded programming and mentorship since the pandemic.
Home Base: Liam and Kristi Hendriks
Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Program, is dedicated to healing the invisible wounds for Veterans, Service Members and their Families through world-class clinical care, wellness, education, and research at no cost. Since 2009, Home Base has supported over 40,000 Veterans and their families.
The Dimock Center: Liam and Kristi Hendriks
The Dimock Center delivers compassionate, whole-person care that helps individuals and families thrive. Located in Roxbury, Dimock offers integrated health care, behavioral health and addiction services, early education, and wraparound support—helping build pathways to healthier lives and stronger communities.
The Jimmy Fund: Garrett and Jordan Whitlock
The Jimmy Fund is focused on community-based fundraising events and other programs that, solely and directly, benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s lifesaving mission to provide compassionate patient care and groundbreaking cancer research for children and adults.
Fenway Park Learning Lab: Triston Casas
The Red Sox Foundation and MassMutual Foundation have partnered on the Fenway Park Learning Lab, a program providing 6th grade Boston Public Schools students with an immersive, in-person learning experience at Fenway Park provided by Fenway Park Tour guides. The program combines their classroom-based math, science, language arts, and history lessons with a fun and engaging, co-designed learning experience throughout the ballpark.
About the Red Sox Foundation:
The official team charity of the Boston Red Sox, the Red Sox Foundation has awarded more than 6,700 grants since its creation in 2002 and focuses on making a difference in the lives of children, families, Veterans, and communities in need by improving their health, education, and recreational opportunities. Through partnerships with best-in-class organizations in healthcare, the Red Sox have helped raised over $172 million for cancer treatment and research for The Jimmy Fund, supported more than 40,000 Veterans and their families suffering from the “invisible wounds of war” with the Home Base Program, and helped the Dimock Center serve over 20,000 patients annually with health and human services. The Foundation’s self-run education and youth baseball programs have helped 373 Boston Public Schools students with college scholarships and promotes healthy choices and valuable life skills to more than 1,400 youth annually through its Nike RBI baseball and softball program in Boston, Chelsea and Lawrence.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Red Sox Foundation raises funds through special events, corporate sponsorships, and grants. Founded and initially funded by Red Sox Principal Owner John Henry, Chairman Tom Werner, the late Larry Lucchino and their partners, the Red Sox Foundation has won numerous awards for the impact of its innovative programs. In 2010, the Foundation’s Red Sox Scholars program was recognized by Major League Baseball with the first-ever “MLB Commissioner’s Award for Philanthropic Excellence.” In 2009, the Red Sox Foundation was honored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Sports Philanthropy Project with the Patterson Award as the nation’s “Best Team Charity in Sports.” For more information about the foundation, visit redsoxfoundation.org.
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