The 13th season of ESPN’s award-winning “My Wish” Series begin Sunday, July 15, and this year will feature stars from the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball and the PGA TOUR. Since its beginning in 2006, the series has partnered with Make-A-Wish to fulfill 63 sports-themed wishes for children with critical illnesses.
The 2018 ESPN “My Wish” on SportsCenter segments include:
- Sunday, July 15 (debuts 10 am SportsCenter) – Jordan Spieth: Morgan Comer, an 18-year-old from Tallahassee, Fla., survived a rare liver disease at 10 months old. Fourteen years later she was diagnosed with cancer. Morgan spent the day with Jordan Spieth at the PGA TOUR stop in Phoenix.
- Monday, July 16 (debuts 6 pm SportsCenter) – New York Yankees: Luca Iacono of Middletown, N.J., a 9-year-old living with a tumor in his lung, enjoyed a day with the New York Yankees, meeting Aaron Judge, batting with Didi Gregorius and getting hitting tips from former Yankee Alex Rodriguez.
- Tuesday, July 17 (debuts 6 pm SportsCenter) – Larry Fitzgerald: Tennyson Erickson, a 7-year-old from Platte, S.D., living with cancer, spent two days with Larry Fitzgerald playing catch, going through media day and attending mini-camp with the Cardinals.
- Thursday, July 19 (debuts 6 pm SportsCenter) – Jimmy Butler: Ethan Whitney, a 16-year-old from Appleton, Wis., currently in treatment for B-cell Lymphoma, was with Jimmy Butler for a day of shooting hoops, playing paintball and dominoes and building robots.
- Friday, July 20 (debuts 6 pm SportsCenter) – A look back at the most exciting and heartwarming moments from the 2018 ESPN My Wish Series.
- In addition, a one-hour SportsCenter special will air on Sunday, August 1, at 1 pm on ESPN and will include all of the 2018 “My Wish” Series wishes. Special versions of the wish videos will be shared on ESPN social media platforms.
Disney’s Partnership with Make-A-Wish:
- The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, including ESPN, has supported Make-A-Wish for three decades.
- The Company recently made a $100 million commitment to transform the children’s hospital experience over the next five years as part of the Disney Team of Heroes initiative
- Disney is working with children’s wish-granting organizations around the world to fulfill more than 10,000 wishes a year for children facing critical illnesses.