PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 5th, 2009

It's time for the second player of the week! Today, we feature...

Johnny "Demon" Damon of the New York Yankees

AVERAGE: N/A

Status: Active
Postition: LF
Number: 18
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 205 lbs
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
College: N/A
MLB Debut: 8-12-1995
Birthday: 11-5

Biography (from yankees.com):


Johnny David Damon and his wife Michelle have two daughters, Devon Rose (2) and Danica Rayne (newborn)... Johnny also has twins, Madeline and Jackson (8)... graduated from Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Fla., in 1992... was named to the USA Today High School All-American team and was the Florida Gatorade "Player of the Year" as a senior...Was selected as the New York Yankees' recipient of the 2008 Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to the Major League Baseball player who combines outstanding skills on the baseball field with devoted work in the community... earned the 2008 Dan Epstein "Good Guy" Award as given by the New York chapter of the BBWAA... also honored as a recipient at the 2009 Thurman Munson Awards dinner... received the BBWAA New York Chapter's 2007 Joan Payson Award for community service... was presented with the 2002 Tommy McCarthy "Good Guy Award" by the Boston Chapter of the BBWAA...Visited children suffering from cancer during the 2008 season at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center... teamed up with Puma to participate in a fundraiser where a percentage of shoes sold resulted in a donation to the tsunami relief fund... co-hosted the "Pitching In For Kids" Charity Golf Tournament in Florida with Tim Wakefield in 2007... made a Christmas-time visit with A.J. Pierzynski to the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Florida in 2007 to sign autographs and deliver presents...Is the national spokesman of the Wounded Warrior Project, which provides programs and services designated to ease the burdens of severely injured service men and women and their families by aiding in the recovery process and smoothing the transition back to civilian life... services include benefits counseling, rehabilitation, adaptive sports opportunities and advocacy initiatives... has made a series of radio and television appearances to create awareness and fundraise for the organization... he also brought along several Yankee teammates to Walter Reed Army Hospital on several occasions to visit with troops who suffered devastating injuries fighting the war on terror... participated in the Wounded Warriors' first ever charity golf tournament in November 2007 during his birthday weekend...Founded the Johnny Damon Foundation in 2006 which assists local and national programs that provide leadership and growth opportunities for disadvantaged children at risk... has hosted the Johnny Damon Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic the last two years, raising money for Orlando, Fla., area based charities, such as Winnie Palmer Children's Hospital, as well as the Wounded Warrior Project... has hosted "Johnny Jam" the last two years, a star-studded celebrity event with live music, comedy, and silent and live auctions benefitting the Foundation... also held his annual Celebrity Golf Classic in November 2008... in 2009, for the fourth straight season, will continue his role as the Yankees Home Run Captain for the Children's Health Fund (CHF), which brings quality care directly to the nation's most medically disadvantaged children in rural and urban areas... Johnny donates money for each home run the Yankees hit collectively as a team in both the regular season and postseason...Participated in a United States Embassy-sponsored trip in December 2007 around the globe... on the trip, Damon stopped in Bangkok, Thailand, where his mother hails from... Johnny and his family shared in a Thanksgiving lunch with more than 100 orphans at the Rajvithi Home for Girls... later in the day, Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayothin made Johnny an honorary citizen of Bangkok and Damon presented the governor with an autographed baseball and Yankees hat... Johnny then talked baseball with students at the International School of Bangkok and threw out the first pitch in a friendly game between the Thailand Sanuk and Bangkok SEA little league teams...Is the commissioner of the Professional Baseball Gaming League (PBGL), an offseason competition of Major League players facing off in online video games... teamed up with hip hop mogul and commissioner of the Hip Hop Gaming League, Snoop Dogg, in the Battle of the Commissioners, in a match for charity during PBGL Finals weekend in Miami in February 2007.

The Race is on!

Yay! Season has started!

Tomorrow, the Red Sox will be playing at home against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at 2:05 pm EDT. And the Yankees...

Will be playing in Baltimore against the Orioles at 4:05 EDT.

Go Red Sox!