Take the 'All Me' Legion anti-PED pledge to win a Brian Dozier signed bat

American Legion Baseball and the Taylor Hooton Foundation have teamed up to help stop the growing trend of using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) and other harmful substances in sports and fitness.

By signing the All Me Legion pledge, available here, entrants will join the All Me League and pledge to live and compete PED free. And have a chance to win an autographed bat from Twins All-Star second baseman Brian Dozier.

Take the pledge and share it on social media with the hashtag #AllMeLegion for a chance to win. The contest runs through the last out of the American Legion World Series, broadcast on ESPNU on Tuesday, Aug. 15.

Dozier, who played for Post 49’s Tupelo 49ers in Mississippi from 2002-05, was named the Legion's 2017 Graduate of the Year, which is presented to a former American Legion Baseball player who is currently playing in the Major Leagues for his character, leadership, playing abilities and community service.

Part of Dozier’s community service includes his work with the Taylor Hooton Foundation, which was formed in 2004 in memory of Taylor E. Hooton, a 17-year-old high school athlete from Plano, Texas. Hooton played American Legion Baseball and took his own life on July 15, 2003, after using anabolic steroids. Dozier is an advisory board member of the THF’s All Me League, which was created to raise awareness of PEDs and other harmful substances.

In 2016, The American Legion officially commended the THF for its efforts in providing parents, coaches and other adult influencers with knowledge and tools to help raise awareness about the dangers of appearance and performance enhancing drugs by making the right choices with respect to healthy lifestyle.

“I think it is a great effort on Brian Dozier’s part to support such an important cause and shows why he was named our Graduate of the Year,” said Gary Stone, American Legion Baseball chairman. “Legion Baseball fully supports the Taylor Hooton Foundation in their efforts to combat the usage of dangerous and harmful drugs. We hope that every player who plays Legion Baseball is committed to this cause.”