Matt Cain

==Activism==

==Activism==

===Philanthropy===

===Philanthropy===

On December 10, 2013, Cain and his wife Chelsea pledged to donate $50,000 to the [[Make-A-Wish Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-10 |title=Matt Cain to Donate $50,000 to Make-A-Wish |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/matt-cain-to-donate-50000-to-make-a-wish/c-64544002 |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> He was inspired by the success of the organization's Greater Bay Area work with five-year-old Miles Scott dressing up as [[Batman]] and becoming "Batkid" for the day and saving San Francisco. Scott made his rescue through AT&T Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Batkid Begins |url=https://wish.org/batkid |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=wish.org |language=en}}</ref> On April 8, 2014, at AT&T Park, in the Giants home opener, Batkid rode in from left field in his Batmobile and threw the ceremonial first pitch to Cain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-08 |title=Batkid Emerges At AT&T Park To Throw Out Ceremonial First Pitch At Giants Opener |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/batkid-emerges-at-att-park-to-throw-out-ceremonial-first-pitch-at-giants-opener/ |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=CBS San Francisco}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-09 |title=Giant hero: Batkid delivers first pitch in S.F. |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/10752285/batkid-back-san-francisco-throws-ceremonial-first-pitch-giants |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-08 |title=Batkid gets first-pitch honor at Giants' home opener |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/batkid-gets-first-pitch-honor-at-giants-home-opener/c-71370530 |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-08 |title=San Francisco Batkid threw out the first pitch at Tuesday's Giants home opener |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/sfbatkid-throws-first-pitch-for-giants/c-71369048 |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-08 |title=Batkid Throws Out the First Pitch at a Giants Game |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2014/04/08/batkid-giants-first-pitch |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=SI |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-09 |title=Batkid throws out first pitch |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/04/09/us/gallery/batkid-throws-first-pitch/index.html |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

On December 10, 2013, Cain and his wife Chelsea pledged to donate $50,000 to the [[Make-A-Wish Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-10 |title=Matt Cain to Donate $50,000 to Make-A-Wish |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/matt-cain-to-donate-50000-to-make-a-wish/c-64544002 |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> He was inspired by the success of the organization's Greater Bay Area work with five-year-old Miles Scott dressing up as [[Batman]] and becoming "[[Batkid]]" for the day and saving San Francisco. Scott made his rescue through AT&T Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Batkid Begins |url=https://wish.org/batkid |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=wish.org |language=en}}</ref> On April 8, 2014, at AT&T Park, in the Giants home opener, Batkid rode in from left field in his Batmobile and threw the ceremonial first pitch to Cain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-08 |title=Batkid Emerges At AT&T Park To Throw Out Ceremonial First Pitch At Giants Opener |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/batkid-emerges-at-att-park-to-throw-out-ceremonial-first-pitch-at-giants-opener/ |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=CBS San Francisco}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-09 |title=Giant hero: Batkid delivers first pitch in S.F. |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/10752285/batkid-back-san-francisco-throws-ceremonial-first-pitch-giants |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-08 |title=Batkid gets first-pitch honor at Giants' home opener |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/batkid-gets-first-pitch-honor-at-giants-home-opener/c-71370530 |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-08 |title=San Francisco Batkid threw out the first pitch at Tuesday's Giants home opener |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/sfbatkid-throws-first-pitch-for-giants/c-71369048 |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-08 |title=Batkid Throws Out the First Pitch at a Giants Game |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2014/04/08/batkid-giants-first-pitch |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=SI |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-09 |title=Batkid throws out first pitch |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/04/09/us/gallery/batkid-throws-first-pitch/index.html |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==

==See also==