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Thank you America for Supporting Strikeouts for Troops! In April 2005, I asked several of my fellow players from around Major League baseball to take a bold step and help me launch Strikeouts For Troops™ -- a unique program to help our wounded men and woman of the military with some “comforts of home” as they go through their rehabilitation process. The players responded by pledging money for the 1,438 strikeouts they threw, 740 hits they had (including 86 home runs) and 362 runs they drove in. We also saw great contributions from you, the fans, not only with your...

<p>C.C. Sabathia of the Cleveland Indians and Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox have joined the cause for their strikeouts.</p> <p>Barry Zito, Oakland Athletics - 20 strikeouts .</p> <p>Curt Schilling, Boston Red Sox - 20 Strikeouts .</p> <p>C.C. Sabathia, Cleveland Indians - 16 strikeouts .</p>

BARRY ZITO ANNOUNCES STRIKEOUTS FOR TROOPS TO HELP OUR WOUNDED U.S. MILITARY Oakland A's Pitcher Pledges Funds Through Season - Encourages Other Major League Baseball Pitchers to Provide Comforts of Home BALTIMORE, MD. April 5, 2005 Barry Zito, opening day starter for the Oakland Athletics against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, today announced the establishment of Strikeouts For Troops. The program provides funds for comforts of home and assists with family travel and housing expenses for U.S. Military being treated at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Bethesda Naval Hospital, and other military hospitals. The 2002 Cy Young Award Winner, Zito...