Padres, Mariners to Play for ‘Vedder Cup’ in Honor of Pearl Jam Frontman – and for Charity Too

The Padres and Mariners will be pursuing more than their respective division titles when they meet this year. Beginning this season, the teams said Friday, they will join rock star Eddie Vedder in creating the real Vedder Cup, the prize for the victor in their six-game season series...As part of the annual series, the teams will join in supporting the EB Research Partnership, a charity co-founded by Eddie and Jill Vedder to fund research to discover treatments and cures for Epidermolysis Bullosa, a rare genetic condition that causes skin damage, including blistering and tearing.

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