MLB to donate $200,000 for Typhoon Haiyan relief

11/14/2013
ASSOCIATED PRESS

ORLANDO, Fla.  — Major League Baseball intends to donate $200,000 to UNICEF and the American Red Cross for disaster relief efforts in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan.

The announcement was made today as baseball owners finished their quarterly meeting.

MLB said it will use the MLB Network and MLB.com to encourage support among fans for UNICEF and the Red Cross.