Atlanta Braves will join MLB in wearing Stoneman Douglas hats on Friday

PARKLAND, FL - FEBRUARY 17: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School can be see on February 17, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Nikolas Cruz, a former student at the Florida high school, has been arrested and charged with 17 murders in the February 14 shooting. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
PARKLAND, FL - FEBRUARY 17: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School can be see on February 17, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Nikolas Cruz, a former student at the Florida high school, has been arrested and charged with 17 murders in the February 14 shooting. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

On the Friday, the Atlanta Braves will wear Stoneman Douglas High School baseball caps to honor those affected by the most recent mass shooting…

The idea of wearing the hats of the Stoneman Douglas high school baseball team was started by the Miami Marlins two days ago. Today, MLB announced on Twitter that all 30 teams will wear Stoneman Douglas hats on Friday before games begin on Saturday. The Atlanta Braves and all other players will have the option to wear these hats during the Spring Training games as well.

Along with honoring those affected by this horrific event, the Braves will be holding an charity auction online where players will sign their caps and then have them auctioned off.  All money from this auction will be sent directly to the victims fund of Stoneman Douglas.

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The schedule for this weekend’s games is:

  • Friday:  Braves vs. Mets at Port St. Lucie
  • Saturday:  Braves vs. Astros at West Palm Beach
  • Sunday:  Braves vs. Nationals at West Palm Beach

The starters for these games were also announced:

  • Matt Wisler vs. the Mets
  • Sean Newcomb vs. the Astros
  • Scott Kazmir vs. the Nationals

Nearly all day games this Spring begin at 1:05pm Eastern time… the Mets game is delayed 5 minutes to 1:10pm.  The Braves begin the home portion of their schedule on Monday against the Nationals.

The auction starts 8 days from today on March 1st, and will continue though March 18th.

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If you or someone you know may be interested in bidding on any of these hats to contribute to the Stoneman Douglas victim fund, you can visit www.braves.com/charityauction to bid on the hats once the auction begins.

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