CLEVELAND -- Improving the lives of young people has often been the focus of charitable givebacks from Indians players.
That's why it was no surprise when the Taylor Hooton Foundation announced late last month that Tribe second baseman Jason Kipnis was named to its Advisory Board of active Major League Baseball players for the third consecutive year.
The Taylor Hooton Foundation is widely acknowledged as the leading advocacy group against appearances and use of performance enhancing substances by America's youth. The Advisory Board, which formed in 2014 and is fully endorsed by the league, includes at least one player from 28 of the 30 Major League teams, and recently expanded to a record 38 members.