Pink baseball bats with team logos are shown, Tuesday, May 9, 2006, in Louisville, Ky. Louisville Slugger produced pink bats for use on Mother's Day as part of MLB's "Go to Bat Against Breast Cancer" promotion. The bats were sent to all major league teams for players to use on Mother's Day. They are part of multiple events by MLB to promote breast cancer awareness.
Joe Purvis dips baseball bats into pink paint and hangs them in a dryer on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, in Louisville, Ky. More than 400 bats were made for 50-plus players to be used on Mother's Day and as part of a weeklong program to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Myles Lynch adds foil branding to a pink baseball bat on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, in Louisville, Ky. Louisville Slugger produced the pink bats with a special brand for use on Mother's Day as part of MLB's "Go to Bat Against Breast Cancer" promotion. The bats were sent to all major league teams for players to use and are part of multiple events by baseball to promote breast cancer awareness.
A pink bat sits in a rack with other bats before a baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets on Sunday, May 14, 2006, in Milwaukee. Some players throughout Major League Baseball used pink bats as part of a breast cancer foundation promotion. The bats were auctioned off after the game.
Vinny Castilla of the San Diego Padres swings a pink bat and wears pink wrist bands as he warms up prior to the Padres' game against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, May 14, 2006, in Chicago. Major League Baseball granted special permission for players to use the colorful pink bats on Mother's Day.
Jeremy Burnitz of the Pittsburgh Pirates carries a pink bat as he walks to the plate in the second inning against the Florida Marlins at Pittsburgh on Sunday, May 14, 2006. The bats were used to raise money for breast cancer awareness.
Houston's Lance Berkman waits in the on-deck circle during fourth inning of the Astros' game against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, May 14, 2006, in Houston. Several players in the game used pink bats in support of breast cancer awareness. Along with the pink bats, players and all on-field personnel wore pink wristbands and a pink ribbon on their uniforms.
Derek Jeter uses a pink bat -- part of a weeklong program by Major League Baseball to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation -- in the first inning of the Yankees' 6-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics, Sunday, May 14, 2006, at Yankee Stadium in New York. Jeter flied out to center field on the play.
Milwaukee's Bill Hall bunts during the eighth inning of the Brewers' game against the New York Mets on Sunday, May 14, 2006, in Milwaukee. The pink bat is part of a weeklong program by Major League Baseball to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Tampa Bay's Carl Crawford watches the line-drive single he hit off Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Josh Towers during the fourth inning of their game on Sunday, May 14, 2006, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Crawford and several other players on both teams used pink bats and wore pink wristbands on Mother's Day to raise awareness for breast cancer research.
Using a pink bat to call attention to Mother's Day and breast cancer, Oakland's Mark Kotsay hits a two-run home run off New York Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson on Sunday, May 14, 2006, in their game at Yankee Stadium in New York. It is the first time pink has been approved for bats. Bats are usually black, brown, reddish or white.
Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins, left, and Shane Victorino, right, swing their bats at the on-deck circle at the start of the Phillies' game against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, May 14, 2006, in Cincinnati. From bats to wristbands, MLB players were wearing pink on Mother's Day in support of breast cancer research.
Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr. swings his pink bat in the on-deck circle in the third inning of the Reds' game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, May 14, 2006, in Cincinnati. Other star players using the bats included Derek Jeter, David Ortiz, Jim Thome and Jim Edmonds.
Atlanta's Andruw Jones carries a pink bat as he approaches the plate in the second inning the Braves' game against the Washington Nationals on Sunday, May 14, 2006, in Atlanta. Jones was among the players who used pink bats and wore pink armbands to raise awareness for breast cancer on Mother's Day.
Kansas City Royals' Doug Mientkiewicz, using a pink bat for breast cancer awareness, reacts after nearly being hit by a pitch by Baltimore Orioles' Daniel Cabrera in a baseball game Sunday, May 14, 2006, in Baltimore. The Orioles won 8-7.