09/22/2026
UPDATE: You guys have SHOWED UP!
Less than four hours ago, we shared the message below asking our community to help us put together grab-and-go bags for Jaceon’s family, and the Amazon Wish List is already almost completely cleared!
We still have a few needs, including DoorDash and Uber Eats gift cards and a handful of smaller items, but thanks to all of you, we should be able to get these bags up to Durham by the end of this week.
We cannot thank this community enough. You purchased items, shared the post, reached out asking what else was needed and immediately stepped up for a baseball family most of us have never even met.
This is what it means to show up for one of our own.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. 💙
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Hey, Triangle baseball, let’s show up for one of our own. 💙⚾️
Ten-year-old Jaceon Nye is a travel baseball player with Mill Town Baseball Academy, a program based in the Charlotte area. Jaceon survived a devastating accident that tragically took the lives of his parents and younger sister.
Jaceon is currently at Duke, which means his extended family has dropped everything and come to the Triangle to be by his side. His baseball community may be hours away in Charlotte, but right now, he’s in ours.
So let’s take care of them while they’re here.
After connecting directly with Mill Town Baseball, we’re putting together grab-and-go bags for Jaceon’s family members spending long days at the hospital. Each bag will have simple, practical things they can grab on the way out the door: snacks, drinks, toiletries, something to read, puzzles and other small comforts for the long hours at Duke.
We’ve created an Amazon Wish List with the items we’re collecting:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/ASYY6LS3RJZD?ref_=wl_share
Already-purchased items automatically disappear from the list, so anything you see is something we still need.
If you’d rather contribute and let us do the shopping, you can Venmo . We’ll take care of purchasing, assembling and getting everything where it needs to go.
We’d also love your ideas. If there’s something you think would be helpful in these bags that we’ve missed, send it our way.
We plan to begin getting items to the family Monday, September 28, or sooner depending on how quickly everything comes together.
This is just about helping with what they need right now. We’ll stay connected with Mill Town and share other opportunities to support Jaceon and his family as their needs change in the weeks and months ahead.
Triangle baseball has shown time and again just how big this community really is. Let’s show this family that while they’re here, they have a whole baseball community standing with them.
Please share this with your teams, organizations and baseball families. 💙
For anyone who would prefer to support Jaceon and his family directly, their GoFundMe is here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/unimaginable-loss-for-the-nye-family
For updates on Jaceon as he recovers, please follow Red Clay Athletics.
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