Each home team will have "4-ALS" logos in ballparks to mark Gehrig's No. 4, and all players, managers and coaches will wear a Lou Gehrig Day patch on uniforms and may use red "4-ALS" wristbands.

Lou Gehrig Day will be celebrated every June 2 starting in 2021, commemorating both the day he started his incredible 2,130-game streak in 1925, and the day he died in 1941. Gehrig was a legendary New ...

Lou Gehrig Day is MLB's annual tradition to honor Gehrig's life and legacy while increasing ALS awareness. The first-ever Lou Gehrig Day was observed in 2021 and has been a key date on the MLB ...

It's been over 100 years since Lou Gehrig's MLB debut, but his legacy and impact are still widely felt. Gehrig, the first-ever MLB player to have his jersey number retired, was first revered for a ...

Major League Baseball will celebrate its inaugural "Lou Gehrig Day" during the 2021 championship season on June 2, an effort to commemorate the legacy of the New York Yankees legend, raise money ...

June 2 honors Gehrig as it marked the start of his 2,130 consecutive games played streak with the New York Yankees as well as the day he died from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

He died two years later on June 2, 1941. June 2 will forever be known as Lou Gehrig Day. Each year, we will celebrate his legacy and honor those we've lost to ALS.

Gehrig, who earned the nickname Iron Horse by playing in 2,130 consecutive games with the New York Yankees, died from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) on June 2, 1941, at age 37.

Gehrig delivered a farewell speech now known as the "Luckiest Man Alive" speech to Yankee Stadium fans in 1939, two weeks after he was diagnosed with ALS, in an event labeled Lou Gehrig Day.

Each home team will have “4-ALS” logos in ballparks to mark Gehrig’s No. 4, and all players, managers and coaches will wear a Lou Gehrig Day patch on uniforms and may use red “4-ALS ...