LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville Slugger is stepping up to bat in the fight against breast cancer once again.
On Monday, the bat factory in Louisville will be making pink bats for Major League Baseball (MLB) players to use on Mother's Day.
The 15-year tradition was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Players using the pink bats include Louisville native Will Smith, who won the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers last season. Indiana University alum and current Washington National Kyle Schwarber will also use the bright-pink bat.
The goal is to raise awareness and money in the fight against breast cancer.
"We believed then and we believe now that if one person sees these pink bats on major league baseball fields on Mother's Day and is encouraged to get a breast cancer screening or mammogram and they find something and it saves their life, it is worth it," Louisville Slugger spokesman Rick Redman said.
Anyone can order a custom pink bat from Louisville Slugger. The company is donating $10 from each bat to charities fighting breast cancer.
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