Hoot's Corner

BALTIMORE — Long before the Orioles took the field on Tuesday night, there was something special happening at Camden Yards. The O’s hosted youth from the Y in Central Maryland for the annual PLAY Campaign clinic that promotes the importance of children living a healthy lifestyle and disability inclusion. Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini, along with head […]

By Alyson Footer MLB.com @alysonfooter Aug. 8th, 2018   About a year ago, Donald Hooton Jr. made a mental checklist — a wish list, really — of former Major League Baseball players he might want to join the Taylor Hooton Foundation’s board of directors. On the list was Fred McGriff, a five-time All-Star, a two-time home run champion […]

The sports reporter that traveled to North Texas from Tokyo tells us that anabolic steroid use is also a growing problem among Japan’s youth!                                           https://www.asahi.com/articles/DA3S13620569.html

CINCINNATI — A group that works to eradicate performance-enhancing drugs like steroids in all sports, the Taylor Hooton Foundation actively recruits Major League Baseball players to help spread its message. The foundation announced this weekend that its advisory board of active players reached a record 38 players. That includes Reds reliever Jared Hughes and outfielder Adam Duvall. Hughes […]

KC outfielder spreads word through Taylor Hooton Foundation campaign MINNEAPOLIS — Four years ago, Royals All-Star and Gold Glove Award-winning outfielder Alex Gordonwas asked if he’d like to be on the advisory board of the Taylor Hooton Foundation. And once again this year, Gordon is proud to take part in the “It’s All Me” campaign. The […]

Yankees outfielder, along with Walker, Gardner proud of work with Hooton Foundation foundation’s advisory board NEW YORK — The Taylor Hooton Foundation is widely acknowledged as the leader in the advocacy against appearance- and performance-enhancing substance use by the youth of America, an initiative that both Brett Gardner and Neil Walker stand behind. The Hooton Foundation’s Advisory Board currently […]

OAKLAND — Marcus Semien is proud to be on the advisory board of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, an organization that is dedicated to educating youth about the dangers of using performance-enhancing drugs. Last week, the foundation announced that its advisory board had reached a record 38 members, all active players across Major League Baseball. This is Semien’s […]

Hooton Foundation among organizations at Wrigley clinic By Matthew Martell MLB.com Jul. 24th, 2018   CHICAGO — For many young athletes, questions about performance enhancing drugs and healthy lifestyles are rarely as simple as right or wrong. Teenagers know they shouldn’t be using steroids, but knowing the difference between a helpful supplement and a dangerous or illegal […]

As published in Little League Baseball’s newsletter: We are a baseball family. I played Little League Baseball® and so did both of my boys. Our oldest son went on the play collegiate baseball and was scouted by several Major League teams, and was Taylor’s idol. Like his older brother, Taylor played Little League and then […]

ARLINGTON — The 50 or so prep baseball players who showed up at Globe Life Park on Saturday morning got a crash course in doing things the right way as part of the National PLAY Campaign to promote the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. The main message they got from the likes of Rangers […]