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News: Wright is Excellent & Philanthropic

by Matthew Cerrone on January 11th, 2008 at 9:21 am

According to MLB.com, David Wright, Craig Biggio, Melky Cabrera, Jamal Crawford and Kristi Yamaguchi will be given the Thurman Munson Award for excellence in competition and philanthropic work within the community.

The awards will be presented at the Thurman Munson Awards Dinner at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Feb. 5.

Len Berman of NBC Sports will serve as the master of ceremonies.

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Willie Randolph, Muhammad Ali, Patrick Ewing, Arthur Ashe, Mark Messier, Tom Seaver and John Franco, among many others, have all been given the same award in past years.