?? On July 18, 2025, ESGR National Chairman John Sampa and the Georgia ESGR State Committee proudly presented multiple Employer Support Awards—including the Patriot Award and Seven Seals Award—to Major League Baseball leaders during a special on-field ceremony at the Braves-Yankees game in Atlanta. ?? Among those honored was the VP of Major League Baseball and the President of the Major League Baseball Umpire Association, recognized for their outstanding support of service members. ?? 1st Lt Shane Livensparger, a Georgia Air National Guardsman and MLB Umpire (#43), expressed his deep appreciation for MLB’s support. He missed half of the 2024 season to complete his military training and become an Air Battle Manager with the 116th ACW—demonstrating the commitment and sacrifice of our Guard and Reserve members. ?? Employers like MLB that go above and beyond in supporting their service member employees help strengthen both our communities and national defense. #ESGR #PatriotAward #SevenSealsAward #GuardandReserve #MilitarySupport #EmployerSupport #NationalGuard #GeorgiaAirNationalGuard #USERRA #DepartmentOfDefense #MLB #ServiceBeforeSelf #MilitaryAppreciation #PublicService #SupportOurTroops #CitizenWarrior
July 18th, 2025 - ESGR National Chairman John Sampa and the GA ESGR State Committee had the pleasure of presenting Patriot Awards, Seven Seals Awards and Statements of Support to the VP of Major League Baseball and the President of Major League Baseball Umpire Association on-field prior to the Braves-Yankees game in front of a sold out crowd. 1st Lt Shane Livensparger, a member of the Georgia Air National Guard and a Major League Umpire (#43), showed his appreciation and gratitude for MLB’s support while missing half of the 2024 MLB season to complete his required training to become an Air Battle Manager in the Georgia Air National Guard with the 116th ACW. #guardandreserve #ESGR #employersupportoftheguardandreserve #nationalguard #USERRA #departmentofdefense #militarysupport