Louisville Slugger Warriors Receive Amazin’ Mets Foundation Legacy Award

The Louisville Slugger Warriors Amputee Baseball Team was named the second winner of the Amazin’ Mets Foundation Legacy Award on September 21, 2024.

The Louisville Slugger Warriors are a nationally sponsored and extremely competitive amputee baseball team that consists of U.S. Military Veterans, Active-Duty personnel, Wounded Warriors, and current and former amputee college baseball players.

The Warriors are coached by former Major League Baseball players who donate their time and expertise. The team is currently coached by Curtis Pride, a deaf former MLB player and advocate for the deaf and hard of hearing in sports. Mr. Pride was originally drafted by the Mets in 1986 and previously coached the Gallaudet University baseball team.

Joining Steve Cohen’s wife Alex at Citi Field for the award ceremony was Warrior’s General Manager David Van Sleet, who served in the Army and worked for the Department of Veterans, specializing in prosthetics, catcher Carlo James Adame, retired U.S. Army Sergeant First Class who served three tours of duty in Iraq and is a right leg amputee, and pitcher Parker Hanson, a motivational speaker who was born without a left hand.  Alex Cohen heads up the Amazin’ Mets Foundation.

The team plays in national baseball tournaments around the country and in special baseball game events, all against able-bodied teams.

As part of the ceremony, the Amazin’ Mets Foundation proudly presented a $5,000 donation to the Warriors.