Our vision is for every young person in New England to have access and opportunity to play baseball and softball.

As such, the Red Sox Foundation runs the Nike RBI and Jr. RBI Leagues, which annually serve 2,000 boys and girls, ages 5-18, in Boston, Chelsea and Lawrence.  Nike RBI provides team equipment, uniforms, field access and umpires at no cost to players and their families, and supports a cohort of dedicated coaches who use baseball and softball as a platform to teach core values of teamwork, respect and leadership.

This program serves hundreds of boys and girls in the Boston community. Beyond the base lines, the Red Sox Foundation and its volunteer coaches seek to help teens see that they have opportunities in life beyond their love of the game. Each year, we strive to strengthen our programming, adding more clinics and enrichment activities for our players and coaches. We’ve not only engaged the kids and their families, but their communities too.

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Our youth are the future and we understand the importance of providing programs that deliver on their needs as well as a safe and fun extra-curricular activity. As participation across the nation in youth baseball and softball declines, the Red Sox Foundation continues to engage the inner-city youth in our area while facilitating high-quality, outcome-driven opportunities and focusing on our own community needs.

The goal of the Red Sox Foundation’s Nike Jr. RBI program (formerly Rookie League) is to introduce the sport of baseball to younger children, ages 5-12, in economically disadvantaged areas and promote good sportsmanship and respect for adults and peers.  Like RBI, the Jr. RBI program affords low-income, at-risk children in Boston’s inner-city the opportunity to be part of a safe and organized athletic program in which they learn life skills through the game of baseball.  It is our goal to support local baseball and softball leagues in every neighborhood in order to afford more youth the chance to play and introduce the basics of the game at an earlier age.  By doing so, we may nurture them in a safe environment and build a ladder of success, allowing them to grow into our RBI program.

On January 25, 2015, Major League Baseball (MLB) welcomed its 10th Commissioner into office. Commissioner Manfred delivered a message to all fans which would directly impact youth baseball on a national level but even more so to the Red Sox Foundation: that baseball is the game of children and “making the game more accessible to those in underserved areas, especially in the urban areas where fields and infrastructure are harder to find” is crucial. His focus will put more emphasis and spotlight on youth baseball programs, namely Little League and RBI. Commissioner Manfred seeks to strengthen the bond between youth baseball and MLB, and his initiative will work to inspire children’s interest in baseball which will help parents and coaches foster that passion.

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