Stephen Piscotty

Stephen Piscotty

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6'4"

211 LBS

Oakland Athletics

OF

6

Stanford

January 14, 1991 (33)

Pleasanton, CA, USA

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6
contract info
length team amount avg annual salary
2017-2023 Oakland Athletics $33,500,000 $5,583,333
2017-2017 St. Louis Cardinals $560,400 $560,400
2016-2016 St. Louis Cardinals $512,500 $512,500
2015-2015 St. Louis Cardinals $507,500 $507,500
latest philanthropy

The ALS Cure Project

ALS is a horrendous disease attacking the neuromuscular system of the body, slowly and systematically rendering the person paralyzed and unable to breathe. The journey is emotionally exhausting for family and friends as you watch your loved one wither away, becoming trapped in their bodies. As awful as this disease is and with the extraordinary medical advances giving us unprecedented views into the human body, a new drug for ALS hasn’t made it to market since 1995, leaving those with ALS and their families with little hope. ALS is classified as a rare disease with a much smaller population (20,000 US) of people effected than that of cancer (2 million US). Thus, the profit potential of an ALS drug is limited and companies tend to invest where the profit potential is greatest. Further accentuating the hopelessness is the lack of any ALS Biomarker, which is critical for drug development. There is no test for ALS. It is sadly the disease you have when you fail all the known disease tests for AIDS, MS, Parkinson’s etc. Following the passing of my dear wife Gretchen in May of 2018, I made good on a promise to her to work towards a cure for ALS so “nobody would have to suffer my (Gretchen’s) fate.” I have created a not-for-profit organization, known as the ALS CURE Project, to lead research towards a laser focused goal of coming up with a cure for ALS. As an 100% volunteer-based organization, we can operate this effort, without any ALS CURE Project employees. I work for ALS CURE Project gratis and expect to continue in that manner such that all funding raised will go directly towards our one goal of curing ALS from humanity. I have personally socialized the business model with researchers from biotech and pharma companies, ALS clinical researchers, ALS patients, and external business leaders. The approach appears to be very promising and the notion of this program is bringing hope to the ALS community which hasn’t had a new ALS drug developed since 1995.

Teammates for Kids

Teammates for Kids began in 1999 with the love and support of 67 Major League Baseball players who made a pledge to help kids. Since then, over 4,700 professional athletes from baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer, rodeo and racing have joined our team. "Once a Teammate ... Always a Teammate"

Big League Impact

Big League Impact partners with professional athletes through unique, sports-related fundraising platforms to help people meet basic human needs like food, clean water, medical care, shelter, and education in an effort to save lives, restore dignity, and instill hope.

Players for the Planet

Players for the Planet was founded by Major League Baseball player Chris Dickerson with the goal of uniting professional athletes to create positive change for our environment. As an organization, PFTP works to connect professional athletes, sports teams, and organizations with actionable opportunities to serve and protect our natural world and the environment. It is our ultimate goal to support the professional sports industry in becoming a leading example of ecologically conscious, environmentally responsible, and sustainable practices worldwide.

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BIOGRAPHY

Stephen Piscotty was born January 14, 1991, in Pleasanton, California. He is a right fielder in the MLB.


In 2015, his regular season totals in the major leagues included a .305 batting average, .359 on-base percentage, .494 slugging percentage, seven home runs and 39 RBI. Ready for game action in time for the playoffs, Piscotty's first playoff appearance was in the National League Division Seri...

Stephen Piscotty was born January 14, 1991, in Pleasanton, California. He is a right fielder in the MLB.


In 2015, his regular season totals in the major leagues included a .305 batting average, .359 on-base percentage, .494 slugging percentage, se...

OF

1991-01-14 (Age: 33) Pleasanton, CA, USA

Stanford

Amador Valley (CA)

2012

July 21, 2015,

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