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    Beckett's role in the community is something that has built over time since he first joined the Red Sox in 2006. "I just think as you get older, you become a part of other people's events and start realizing how much of a difference you can make just with basically being the face of something ... I think it was probably when I got to Boston, probably about halfway through my first year in Boston is when I really realized that, 'Hey man, I can make a difference, I can help make a difference." It means enough to the people at Children's Hospital for Beckett to show an interest and donate money toward such a good cause. Full Article at MLB.com
    I just think as you get older, you become a part of other people's events and start realizing how much of a difference you can make just with basically being the face of something ... I think it was probably when I got to Boston, probably about halfway through my first year in Boston is when I really realized that, 'Hey man, I can make a difference, I can help make a difference.
    Josh Beckett – Josh Beckett SOURCE: MLB.com 2 weeks ago
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Beckett recognized for charitable work
  1. Josh has done a phenomenal job with his commitment to Children's Hospital and the Beckett Bowl and all he's done for the community ... It's been really fun for us to watch him mature on and off the field during his time in Boston and become quite a meaningful figure in the community. We're very proud of...
    SOURCE: MLB.com 2 weeks ago
  2. Take Isabella, for instance. We've bonded as friends ... At first, she was shy to me, I was shy to her. A lot of them that I just meet, they're very shy, they're timid. I'm the same way with them. Then you get to know them and know their personalities. It's the relationships that you build.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 2 weeks ago
  3. It definitely puts things in perspective and life in general ... Not just on the baseball field, but if something else goes wrong at the house -- for instance, a broken water pipe -- and you think it's the end of the world, then you see stuff that real people have to deal with.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 2 weeks ago
  4. I don't think you set out for that stuff, but when we started up the Josh Beckett Foundation, we had big dreams for it
    Josh Beckett – Josh Beckett SOURCE: MLB.com 2 weeks ago
  5. He's walked the walk with all the kids and really made a great difference. It's not the check, Josh. It's you and all the stuff you bring to the table. He's a different creature in general. When it comes to generosity and the spirit and the time and the effort on the part of the kids, he is just amazing...
    SOURCE: MLB.com 2 weeks ago
  6. Josh has really been there
    SOURCE: MLB.com 2 weeks ago

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