Editing Dave Winfield (section)

===Philanthropy===
Well known for his philanthropic work, Winfield was the first active athlete to create a philanthropic foundation, The David M. Winfield Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/dave-winfield/|title = Dave Winfield – Society for American Baseball Research}}</ref> He began giving back to the communities in which he played from 1973, his first year with the Padres, when he began buying blocks of tickets to Padres games for families who could not afford to go to games, in a program known as "pavilions." Winfield then added health clinics to the equation, by partnering with San Diego's [[Scripps Health|Scripps Clinic]] who had a mobile clinic which was brought into the stadium parking lot.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web|url=http://davewinfieldhof.com/|title=Dave Winfield Hall of Fame - The Official Website of Dave Winfield|website=davewinfieldhof.com}}</ref> When Winfield joined the Toronto Blue Jays, he learned teammate [[David Wells]] was one of the "Winfield kids" who attended Padres games.<ref name="ReferenceA">Winfield Foundation: The First 20 Years publication</ref>

In his hometown of St. Paul, he began a scholarship program (which continues to this day). In 1977, he organized his efforts into an official [[501(c)(3) charitable organization]] known as the David M. Winfield Foundation for Underprivileged Youth.<ref name="autogenerated2" /> As his salary increased, Foundation programs expanded to include holiday dinner giveaways and national scholarships. In 1978, San Diego hosted the All-Star game, and Winfield bought his usual block of pavilion tickets. Winfield then went on a local radio station and inadvertently invited "all the kids of San Diego" to attend. To accommodate the unexpected crowd, the Foundation brought the kids into batting practice. The All-Star open-practice has since been adopted by [[Major League Baseball]] and continues to this day.<ref name="autogenerated1" />

When Winfield joined the New York Yankees, he set aside $3 million of his contracted salary for the Winfield Foundation. The foundation created a partnership with the [[Hackensack University Medical Center]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The David M. Winfield Foundation, headed by the New... |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/09/26/The-David-M-Winfield-Foundation-headed-by-the-New/7764433396800/ |website=UPI |access-date=October 24, 2021 |language=en |date=September 26, 1983}}</ref> including founding The Dave Winfield Nutrition Center,<ref name="Eliason">{{cite web |last1=Eliason |first1=Todd |title=Making a Difference: MLB Hall of Famer Dave Winfield |url=https://www.success.com/making-a-difference-mlb-hall-of-famer-dave-winfield/ |website=SUCCESS |access-date=October 24, 2021 |date=August 18, 2011}}</ref> near his [[Teaneck, New Jersey]], home. The Foundation also partnered with [[Merck & Co.|Merck]] Pharmaceuticals and created an internationally acclaimed bilingual substance abuse prevention program called "Turn it Around".<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

[[File:Derek Jeter and Dave Winfield.jpg|thumb|190px|right|Winfield with [[Derek Jeter]] at [[Dodger Stadium]] in 2010]]
The Winfield Foundation also became a bone of contention in Steinbrenner's public feud with Winfield. Steinbrenner alleged that the foundation was mishandling funds and often held back payments to the organization, which resulted in long, costly court battles. It also created the appearance that Steinbrenner was contributing to the foundation, when in actuality, Steinbrenner was holding back a portion of Winfield's salary. Ultimately, the foundation received all of its funding and the alleged improprieties proved unfounded.

Winfield's philanthropic endeavors had as much influence on many of MLB's players as his on-field play. Yankee [[Derek Jeter]], who grew up idolizing Winfield for both his athleticism and humanitarianism, credits Winfield as the inspiration for his own [[Turn 2 Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mlb.com/players/jeter_derek/news/article.jsp?story=06302006_news |title=DerekJeter.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |date=June 29, 2006 |access-date=August 21, 2010 |archive-date=June 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617133244/http://www.mlb.com/players/jeter_derek/news/article.jsp?story=06302006_news |url-status=dead }}</ref> In turn, Winfield continues to help raise funds and awareness for Jeter's Foundation and for many other groups and causes throughout the country.