Today marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Yankee Hall of Famer and arguably one of the best players of all time, Lou Gehrig. Today also marks the first annual Lou Gehrig Day in Major League Baseball. Any teams with a home game today will display a “4- ALS” in their stadium and coaches and players will wear “Lou Gehrig Day” patches and 4-ALS red wristbands to raise awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, the neurological disease Lou Gehrig died from and continues to be an issue in the world today.
Any team with an off day today will observe Lou Gehrig Day tomorrow.