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Home Runs Banamex 2025 Delivers 20 Million Pesos to 228 Community Projects

The baseball-linked philanthropy says its partnership with the Alfredo Harp Helú foundations will reach about 420,000 people at under 50 pesos per person.

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Overview

  • Funding was split evenly, with 10 million pesos for Oaxaca across 148 institutions and 10 million for Mexico City across 80 organizations.
  • Grants were presented at ceremonies on August 14 in Oaxaca’s Centro Cultural San Pablo and August 21 at Mexico City’s Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú.
  • Organizers estimate an average cost of less than 50 pesos per beneficiary and say the support helps unlock additional public and private financing.
  • Donations are tied to on-field performance by the Diablos Rojos and Guerreros, whose 257 regular-season home runs were converted into the 2025 grant pool.
  • Now in its 29th year, the program cites 4,437 historical donations totaling 327.7 million pesos, equivalent to 586 million at current value.