BALTIMORE -- Orioles center fielder Adam Jones and his wife, Audie, want to help improve education for Baltimore's youth. That's why the couple is involved with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore's Youth of the Year Scholarship Award this year.
This year's program, designated to help give deserving Boys & Girls Club members financial aid as they pursue higher education, required essays, a speech about life goals, and character recommendations. And the five finalists were on hand Tuesday, along with the Joneses, to receive $1,000 scholarships and submit their case to be the top applicant and net another $5,000.