CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians are set to commemorate Lou Gehrig Day prior to tonight’s game against the Yankees, and Stow resident Joe Schen will take the field carrying far more than a baseball ...

Major League Baseball, in coordination with all 30 Clubs, will observe the sixth annual Lou Gehrig Day on June 2 -- a date ...

The focus of Lou Gehrig Day is to remember the legacy of Gehrig and all those lost to the disease that bears his name; raise awareness and funds for research of ALS; and celebrate the groups and ...

The MLB researcher extraordinaire, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2021, is both a spokesperson for the disease and "better at ...

Zac Brown Band guitarist John Driskell Hopkins and Okeana's Hannah Broermann shared stories of resilience, hope and community ...

Russell Andrews, Eric Dane, Stephen Hawking and Roberta Flack were all diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disease, which is also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. See what other stars have received ...

Lou Gehrig's speech is a reminder to us all as Yankees, MLB celebrate Lou Gehrig Day originally appeared on The Sporting News ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is more commonly known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. Grey’s Anatomyalum Eric Dane announced in April 2025 that he had been diagnosed with the nervous system disease.

From Lou Gehrig in 1939 to Eric Dane in 2025, celebrities have publicly dealt with what is now known as ALS for decades.