The Tug McGraw Foundation

11/02/2026

The Tug McGraw Foundation sends our deepest condolences to the Koosman family.

Jerry Koosman and Tug were teammates twice, first with the New York Mets and later with the Philadelphia Phillies. They won the 1969 World Series together as Miracle Mets, made the "Ya Gotta Believe" run to the 1973 pennant, and wore Phillies pinstripes side by side again in 1984. Not many friendships in baseball span two franchises and two decades, but theirs did.

Kooz will always be remembered as the lefty who closed out the 1969 World Series. Those who knew him will also remember his humility, his steady presence, and his big heart. We like to think he and Tug are together again, trading stories and laughing like old times.

To Jerry's family, friends, and fans in New York, Philadelphia, Minnesota, and beyond, you are in our thoughts and prayers.

With love and sympathy,
The Tug McGraw Foundation

10/28/2026

👻 Our special guests have been wrangled! 👻

A huge shout-out to the amazing team at the Napa Home Depot, who went above and beyond to help us track down the very last of these ghostly goblins for Saturday's Halloween at the Home. From climbing the lift to pulling them off the top shelf to carrying them through the aisles, they made it happen with smiles on their faces (and Skelly kept a close eye on the whole operation 💀🧡).

Join us this Saturday, October 31, from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Veterans Home of California, Yountville (100 California Dr.) for music, trick-or-treating, and community with our veterans. And next time you're in the Napa Home Depot, stop by and thank them for going the extra mile!

Halloween at the Home is a collaboration between the Tug McGraw Foundation, the Town of Yountville, and the Veterans Home of California, Yountville.

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10/25/2026

You are never too old to pick pumpkins! 🎃 Under a perfect Napa Valley sky, filling the wheelbarrow with every shape and color of pumpkin and gourd we could find.

There was nothing fancy about it: no special equipment, no big plan, just a field, a wheelbarrow and good company. That's the beauty of it. Getting outside, moving, laughing and sharing a little friendly competition over who found the best pumpkin is real food for the brain. Fresh air, sunshine, purpose and connection are some of the simplest and most powerful things we can do for brain health at any age, and the smiles in these photos say it all. Sometimes the best medicine really is that simple.

A heartfelt thank you to the Regusci family for your continued generosity to our veterans, first responders, and community. Opening your fields to those who serve means more than you know. 🧡 we love you

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10/23/2026

Way to finish our season. Tug McGraw you would be proud of the legacy you left behind. 🙌

The inaugural Servers vs. Those That Served softball game, pitted the Bouchon Baguettes, employees from Yountville’s Bouchon Bistro, against the Mixed Nutts, the softball team of the Veterans Home of California.

10/21/2026

The magic behind the scenes. Thank you Val and Connie ❤️❤️

10/21/2026

Servers vs. Those That Served ⚾🇺🇸

What a day at historic Borman Field! The Bouchon Bistro Baguettes took on our Tug McGraw Yountville Veterans Home Mixed Nutts and Yountville Fire Station 12’s Dirty Dozen, and proved that veterans, firefighters and culinary pros are all part of the same tribe. 💙

We honored Chef Thomas Keller in remembrance of his father, Marine Edward James Keller. Melody Neal of Bouchon sang a beautiful national anthem, and Chef Keller threw out the first pitch. The Nutts’ average age is 81 and the Baguettes’ is 31, but 50 years of experience won out. Led by our 93-plus-years-young veterans, Navy Seabee David Budworth and Army veteran Dan McClaster, our Nutts reminded everyone that there are no rules when the Nutts play. 😉

Chef Keller, thank you for all you do for our veteran community. 🇺🇸 A huge thank you to Ericka Briscoe and the Bouchon Bistro Baguettes for giving their day to our veterans! 🥖❤️ Thank you also to PG&E’s Emergency Preparedness & Response team for helping us serve up hot dogs, nachos and strawberry ice cream to our veterans, and for sneaking in a few pinch-hit runs of their own. ⚡😉 And thank you to DJ Wes, Elizabeth Boyd, Ale, Connie Darr, Valerie Kakigi, Kelly E. Carter, the Mixed Nutts Fan Club, Dan McCabe and the Mustang car club, and the Sirs. 🙌

To the Veterans Home Yountville staff, thank you for escorting our residents down to the game. We value you! 💙 Napa Valley Baseball Club, thank you for keeping Borman beautiful! 🌳⚾

Station 12, you show us every day what community is all about. 🚒❤️ Days like this one bring all of us together to further brain health for our veterans and for ourselves. We can’t wait to do it again in 2027!

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10/16/2026

10/13/2026

On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor Private Frank J. Bell, a Native American soldier born in 1890 on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota.

In WWI, Frank served as a runner with the 32nd “Red Arrow” Division. Near Gesnes, France, in October 1918, he carried messages through heavy fire, kept going after being wounded, bandaged his own hand, and refused to leave his post. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism.

In 1930, Frank was living at the Veterans Home in Yountville, on the ancestral land of the Wappo people, the first people of the Napa Valley. He passed away that summer.

Today we honor Frank. 🪶

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10/08/2026

⚾🥖 SERVERS VS. THOSE THAT SERVED 🥖⚾

Attention, Bouchon Bistro Baguettes: you may know your way around a kitchen, but you're about to step onto OUR field. 😏

Here's what nobody told you… at Borman Field, the Mixed Nutts make the rules. 📜 And we might have a trick or two up our sleeves courtesy of our friends, the Dirty Dozen from Station 12. 🔥🚒 Consider yourselves warned.

The usual suspects will be in the stands cheering us on

So the real question is… do the Baguettes have what it takes, or are they about to get toasted? 🍞🔥 Better get crackin', Bouchon!

📅 Tuesday, October 20, 2026
⏰ First pitch 11:00 AM | Gates open 10:30 AM
📍 Borman Field, Yountville
🌭 Plus outrageous bites from the Snack Shack!

Come out, grab a hot dog, and watch the most delicious matchup of the season. You won't want to miss this one! 🙌

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