Maui-born outfielder Shane Victorino of the Philadelphia Phillies will be presented the Lou Gehrig Award Saturday at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia when they play the New York Mets.

The presentation will be a part of “4ALS”, a day celebrated throughout Major League Baseball to honor the 70th anniversary of Gehrig’s “Luckiest Man” speech and to raise awareness for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
The award is presented annually by Phi Delta Theta to the Major League Baseball player who best exemplifies the giving character of Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig, who was a member of the Fraternity’s Columbia University chapter.
The award was first presented in 1955 and is permanently maintained at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Victorino, a St. Anthony High graduate, is the fourth member of the Phillies to win the award.