MLB launches annual Lou Gehrig Day to be held on June 2 to celebrate the legendary Yankee s battle against ALS and raise donations to fight the neurodegenerative disease
MLB has announced that June 2 will be Lou Gehrig Day - an annual celebration of the Yankees legend s life and his battle against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
The day will also be used to raise money to fight the neurodegenerative disease
He s been the face of ALS in the US since dying from the disease on June 2, 1941
Lou Gehrig Day is the product of a two-year campaign that was started by songwriter Wayne Galentine, who passed away from ALS on October 22 at 53