ADVISORY BOARD OF MAJOR-LEAGUE PLAYERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TOMMY EDMAN JOINS TAYLOR HOOTON FOUNDATION’S
ADVISORY BOARD OF MAJOR-LEAGUE PLAYERS
Cardinals Star Steps Up to Help Educate Young People
About the Dangers of Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substances
McKinney, Texas (Sunday, July 17, 2022) – The Taylor Hooton Foundation announced today that Tommy Edman of the St, Louis Cardinals has joined its “Advisory Board” of active players from throughout Major League Baseball. The Taylor Hooton Foundation is widely acknowledged as the leader in the advocacy against the use of Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substances by the youth of America.
The infielder-outfielder succeeds Matt Carpenter as the Cardinals’ representative, joining 27 other members of the Hooton Foundation’s “Advisory Board,” which will include at least one player from all 30 major-league teams. Carpenter, who is now one of three New York Yankees representatives, is a charter member of the “Advisory Board,” joining in 2014.
“We’re thrilled to have Tommy join an incredible group of major-league players who have stepped up to serve as positive role models,” said Taylor Hooton Foundation President Donald Hooton, Jr. “We’re also very proud of the support that Major League Baseball and these elite athletes provide in sending a positive message to kids that they, too, can accomplish all of their dreams without the use of drugs. The participation of these players in our efforts to educate young people that using these substances is not the right choice cannot be overstated.”
As members of the “Advisory Board” – formed in 2014 and fully endorsed by Major League Baseball – the players are participating in the THF’s 2022 public-service campaign, ALL ME. The campaign is sponsored—for the third consecutive year—by the Professional Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society (PBSCCS). For the campaign, a print PSA featuring each of the Foundation’s “Advisory Board” members has been created—with images provided by THF national partner, Getty Images—and will be made available to each player’s respective team for its program/magazine and other team platforms. In addition, ALL-ME-themed print PSAs will appear in Major League Baseball’s 2022 All-Star-Game, League-Championship-Series and World-Series programs.
In addition to their participation in the public-service-ad campaigns since 2015, members of the “Advisory Board” also take part in the THF’s educational activities in their local communities. Board members have also provided their input on the most-effective ways to educate North America’s young people about the dangers of anabolic steroids and other appearance and performance enhancing drugs.
To date, the Taylor Hooton Foundation has spoken to and educated more than two-million people. It has a Latin American outreach and travels throughout the Caribbean, speaking to thousands of RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) athletes, coaches and parents in partnership with Major League Baseball.
2022 Members of the Foundation’s “Advisory Board” – to date – include:
Mark Melancon (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Adam Duvall (Atlanta Braves)
Adley Rutschman (Baltimore Orioles)
Chris Sale (Boston Red Sox)
Kyle Hendricks (Chicago Cubs)
Lucas Giolito (Chicago White Sox)
Tyler Stephenson (Cincinnati Reds)
Amed Rosario (Cleveland Guardians)
Charlie Blackmon (Colorado Rockies)
Hunter Dozier (Kansas City Royals)
Anthony Rendon (Los Angeles Angels)
Clayton Kershaw (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Christian Yelich (Milwaukee Brewers)
James McCann (New York Mets)
Eduardo Escobar (New York Mets)
Jameson Taillon (New York Yankees)
Jose Trevino (New York Yankees)
Matt Carpenter (New York Yankees)
Elvis Andrus (Oakland Athletics)
Aaron Nola (Philadelphia Phillies)
Ke’Bryan Hayes (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Tommy Edman (St. Louis Cardinals)
Curt Casali (San Francisco Giants)
Evan White (Seattle Mariners)
Jesse Winker (Seattle Mariners)
Mike Zunino (Tampa Bay Rays)
Eli White (Texas Rangers)
José Berrios (Toronto Blue Jays)
CONTACT: Rick Cerrone / Rick Cerrone Communications
(914) 715-5491 / rick@rickcerrone.com
About The Taylor Hooton Foundation: The Taylor Hooton Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to educating North America’s young people about the dangers of anabolic steroids and other Appearance and Performance Enhancing Substances. The friends and family of Taylor Hooton formed the Foundation in 2004 after his untimely death at 17 years old following his use of anabolic steroids.
For more information about the Taylor Hooton Foundation and its efforts, please visit www.taylorhooton.org and www.allmeleague.com.