Dodgers part-owner Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Orioles principal proprietor David Rubenstein are amongst 19 individuals who will obtain the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday from President Joe Biden, the White Home introduced.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963, is the USA’ highest civilian honor. It’s introduced yearly to “people who’ve made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or safety of the USA, world peace, or different important societal, public or personal endeavors.”
Rubenstein is the pinnacle of an funding group that acquired the Orioles in 2024. A Baltimore native and the co-founder/co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, Rubenstein has donated to fund work on a number of the historic landmarks round Washington, D.C., together with the Washington Monument and the Nationwide Zoo.
Johnson, a five-time NBA champion and one of many biggest basketball gamers of all time, has been a member of the Dodgers possession group that took management of the franchise in 2012 and gained the World Collection in 2020 and 2024. Johnson is a philanthropist, an entrepreneur and has been one of the well-known advocates for HIV/AIDS prevention since going public along with his HIV analysis in 1991.
13 baseball gamers and one announcer have acquired the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Final 12 months, it was awarded posthumously to Jim Thorpe, a multi-sport star who performed within the Main Leagues from 1913-19 with the New York Giants, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Braves. The latest dwelling ballplayer to obtain the medal was Corridor of Famer Mariano Rivera in 2019.
