MLBPA executive director Michael Weiner funeral to be held Sunday in New Jersey
By Mark Feinsand
Michael Weiner loses his battle with brain cancer at age of 51. (Frank Franklin II/AP)
The funeral service for Michael Weiner, the MLB Players Association executive director who died Thursday following a 15-month fight with brain cancer, will be held Sunday morning.
The service, which will be streamed live over the Internet, is open to the public, though no cameras or video will be permitted. It will begin at 10 a.m. at Robert Schoem's Menorah Chapel in Paramus, N.J., with a burial to follow at Cedar Park/Beth El Cemetery.
For those wishing to make donations in Weiner's honor, the MLBPA has asked them to be made to Voices Against Brain Cancer, The Baseball Assistance Team or your local Legal Services office.