pledge a portion of their salary to B.A.T. which goes directly to the grants. Most importantly, the visits also educate the players to be the eyes and the ears of B.A.T. by notifying the organization about anyone who may be in need of assistance. The teams that donate the most money to B.A.T. are honored each year with the Bobby Murcer Award. The 2018 Bobby Murcer Award recipients are the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals. Awards Frank Slocum Big B.A.T. Award The Frank Slocum Big B.A.T. Award, named for the first Executive Director of the Baseball Assistance Team, is given to "an individual or a group of individuals whose exemplary service to B.A.T. has helped provide dignity and self-esteem to members of the Baseball Family." Past award winners include Commissioners Bud Selig, Peter Ueberroth and Fay Vincent, as well as Bob Costas, Bob Uecker, Ozzie Smith, George Brett, the late George M. Steinbrenner, Don Zimmer, Bob Watson, Brad Lidge, Adam Jones, and Jake Peavy. Bart Giamatti Award The Bart Giamatti award is given to the "individual associated with baseball who best exemplifies the compassion demonstrated by the late commissioner." Generally, it is given to a player involved in a wide range of charity work, benefiting both those involved with the game of baseball and those in the community at large. Previous winners include CC Sabathia, Cal Ripken Jr., Ken Griffey Jr., Derek Jeter, Al Leiter, Don Mattingly, Tom Glavine, Jorge Posada, Dale Murphy, Tim Wakefield, and Carlos Beltran. Leadership Board of Directors President: Randy Winn Vice Presidents: Mark Letendre, Buck Martinez Members: Sal Bando, Tim Brunswick, Dick Freeman, Steve Garvey, Adam Jones, Diane Margolin, Sam McDowell, Alan Nahmias, Christine O'Reilly, Terry Ryan, Staci Slaughter, and Gary Thorne. Executive Director: Erik Nilsen Currently, Erik Nilsen serves as the Executive Director of B.A.T. Under his direction, B.A.T. continues to educate members of the Baseball Family about the B.A.T. mission, raise money, and ensure the organization is reaching and assisting members of the Baseball Family in need. References External links Baseball Assistance Team. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Former Chicago Cubs Bullpen Catcher Sees Benefits when Money from Fines Goes to Charity. ESPN.com Major League Baseball Sports charities 501(c)(3) organizations Sports organizations established in 1986 1986 establishments in the United States Charities based in New York (state)