Strike out cancer with the Jimmy Fund

About the Jimmy Fund and the Red Sox

The Jimmy Fund started in 1948, with a young boy, dubbed “Jimmy,” who loved baseball and had one wish: a TV so he could watch his favorite team, the Boston Braves, from his hospital room. Donations flooded in and the Jimmy Fund was born, to support care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. A few years later, the Boston Red Sox adopted the Jimmy Fund as their official charity, forming what would become one of the most unique, longstanding, and visible charitable relationships in the history of professional sports.

Over the years, Red Sox legends from Ted Williams to David Ortiz would show their support by visiting patients in Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic, with one player serving as the “Jimmy Fund Captain” each year. The Red Sox also generously donate their time and support through events hosted at Fenway Park, and provide special experiences for Dana-Farber patients. You can add your support to this longstanding partnership and join us to strike out cancer! Check out how you can get involved below. Together, we’re all Jimmy, and we can defy cancer.