Red Wings wins now benefit Rochester kids

The Rochester Red Wings, Wegmans and the City of Rochester have started a season-long program that ties the Triple-A club’s home wins to support for youth baseball in the city. The campaign, called “Wegmans Win It Forward,” was announced May 18 and directs money and facility access to four local leagues, according to the Red Wings and local television reports. For every Red Wings home victory, Wegmans donates $50 to each participating league. The effort also includes a field makeover project and access for the leagues to the team’s training facility. ### Which Rochester groups are getting the money? Four Rochester-area youth organizations are part of the program: Charlotte Youth Athletic Association, Eastside Little League, Southside Little League and the Rochester Hispanic Youth Baseball League. The Red Wings said the campaign began in March and will run during the 2026 season. The team described it as a partnership with Wegmans and the City of Rochester focused on youth baseball initiatives across the city. (oursportscentral.com) Wegmans’ donation is structured per team result, not as a one-time grant. Each Red Wings home win triggers a $50 payment to each of the four leagues, meaning one home victory produces a combined $200 in donations across the program. RochesterFirst and News10NBC both reported the same donation structure. (oursportscentral.com) ### How much has been donated so far? The first seven Red Wings home wins had already produced $650 for each league as of the May 18 announcement, the team said. That figure matches the structure cited in local coverage and reflects donations accumulated through the club’s early home schedule. (oursportscentral.com) RochesterFirst reported the total as coming “to date” and tied it to 13 wins, but its story also said the donation is triggered by home wins and listed the same $650 amount for each league. The Red Wings’ own release specified the first seven home victories. Based on the team’s announcement, the running total cited publicly on May 18 was $650 per league. (oursportscentral.com) ### What else is part of the partnership besides cash donations? The Red Wings said the partnership includes access for the four leagues to the Wegmans Red Wings Performance Center, the club’s player development facility. The team said the leagues will be able to use the center’s training amenities as part of the arrangement. (oursportscentral.com) On Tuesday, May 19, representatives from the Red Wings, Wegmans and the City of Rochester were set to join Charlotte Youth Athletic Association for a field makeover project, according to the team announcement. The club said the work was intended to refresh the CYAA field and expand access to safe playing space for young athletes. RochesterFirst also reported that the makeover went forward. (oursportscentral.com) ### Why is the team linking wins to youth baseball? The Red Wings framed the campaign as a way to invest in youth development and neighborhood baseball infrastructure. News10NBC reported that the partnership is aimed at supporting youth baseball initiatives throughout Rochester during the 2026 season. (oursportscentral.com) The structure also gives fans a simple scoreboard connection: when Rochester wins at home, the four leagues receive more money. The team has used similar community-facing promotions before, and its charity promotions page lists other cause-based partnerships tied to on-field activity. ### What should readers watch next? The Red Wings’ home results will determine how much additional money the four leagues receive over the rest of the 2026 season. (oursportscentral.com) The club’s official schedule and scores pages track upcoming home games and outcomes, while the participating groups named by the team remain the beneficiaries of each home win. (milb.com) (milb.com)