Pink bat and CEO of the Louisville Slugger parent-company Hillerich & Bradsby, made a visit to the Canadian-based sports company TPS Hockey, which had produced more than 400 pink hockey sticks for players in the NHL. Players including Tie Domi, Mats Sundin, Steve Yzerman, Sidney Crosby and Ed Belfour used the special sticks during the weekend of March 17, raising more than $110,000. Hillerich later presented the idea of the Pink Bat to MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and MLB President Bob DuPuy, who "both went to bat for the pink bat". Pink bat In baseball, pink bats are limited-supply baseball bats manufactured
Slugger Ann works written by her grandson Joe Preston. Slugger Ann Ann Uglialoro, known by her nickname Slugger Ann (April 30, 1906 – July 1, 1980) was famous as the owner of Slugger Ann's, a popular bar in the East Village area in New York City, which she operated from the 1950s until her death in 1980. She was also known as the grandmother of Jackie Curtis. Her daughters were Josephine and Jenevieve Uglialoro and she was of Italian descent. Jenevieve was the mother of performance artist Jackie Curtis. Jackie was mostly raised by Slugger Ann and was often seen visiting her