Strikeouts for Troops

Strikeouts for Troops

Strikeouts for Troops is a project started by Barry Zito to help wounded solders that are being treated at military hospitals.cite web
url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=103535
title=MLB Good Guy: Barry Zito
publisher=Sporting News
date=2006-06-25
accessdate=2008-06-03] Each participating pitcher donates a certain amount of money depending on how many strikeouts they record in each season. After visiting a military hospital, Zito decided to help military families by starting the project. "Strikeouts for Troops" works with other organizations such as the Freedom Alliance.cite web
url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2006-07-27-soldiers-zito_x.htm
title=Zito leads effort to aid soldiers
publisher=USA Today
date=
accessdate=2008-06-03]

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