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Prestigous Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Presented to Corey Kluber
Posted By:
Austin Alley
Thursday, September 19, 2019
CLEVELAND (September 18, 2019) – Prior to the Tuesday
evening matchup between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers at
Progressive Field, Corey Kluber was honored on the field with this year’s Lou Gehrig
Memorial Award. The award, presented by Phi Delta Theta International
Fraternity and the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award Committee, recognizes a single Major
League Baseball player each season who exhibits Gehrig’s prowess on the field
and difference-making involvement off the field.
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Corey Kluber, who becomes the first Cleveland Indian’s
player to be recognized with the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, will have his name
engraved in the Lou Gehrig Award plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame in
Cooperstown, New York, later this year.
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Kluber’s recognition of this award comes one year after he
and his wife Amanda launched their Kluber Family Foundation, which provides support
to families with medically in-need children through life-improving resources
and life-changing experiences. This past year, the Foundation continued its
signature ‘Kluber’s Kids’ program at select Indians home games while also unveiling
its first 'Kluber’s Korner' at UH Rainbow Baby & Children’s Hospital.
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The Lou Gehrig Memorial Award was first presented in 1955 by
Phi Delta Theta to memorialize the Yankees Hall of Famer who was an active
member in the fraternity while at Columbia University. Many of baseball’s
biggest names have been honored by this award over its 64-year history,
including Cal Ripken, Jr., Tony Gwynn, and Derek Jeter. Cincinnati Reds first
basemen Joey Votto won the most recent award in 2018. Despite winning a pair of
Cy Young Awards, Kluber may ultimately be most remembered for his philanthropy
and commitment to improving the lives of those in need.
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