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Carolina Baseball recently used its platform to raise awareness for mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) during a special MPS Awareness Night at Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium.<\/p>\nCarolina Baseball recently used its platform to raise awareness for mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) during a special MPS Awareness Night at Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium.<\/p>\n
The event, held during the Tar Heels\u2019 9\u20132 win over High Point, brought together members of the Muenzer MPS Research & Treatment Center, MPS![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1312\/2026\/04\/hpu.148-300x169.jpg\")
families, and the broader Carolina community to highlight rare disease awareness.<\/p>\n
MPS are a group of rare inherited metabolic diseases, including MPS II (Hunter syndrome), which affects approximately 800 children in the United States and can impact multiple organ systems.<\/p>\n
The night also honored the legacy of JR Anton, a longtime friend of the Carolina Baseball program who received care at the Muenzer MPS Center. Over the years, JR developed a close connection with the team, becoming part of the Carolina Baseball family. His mother, Kim Anton, participated in the evening by throwing out a ceremonial first pitch.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1312\/2026\/04\/hpu.21-300x169.jpg\")
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Carolina Baseball student-athletes and staff emphasized the importance of using their platform to give back to the community and bring visibility to important causes. The partnership with the Muenzer MPS Center reflects a shared commitment to raising awareness and supporting individuals and families affected by rare diseases.<\/p>\n
As one of the leading centers for the study and treatment of MPS, the Muenzer MPS Research & Treatment Center continues to play a vital role in advancing research, care, and awareness both locally and nationally.<\/p>\n
Read the full story from GoHeels: Carolina Baseball recently used its platform to raise awareness for mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) during a special MPS Awareness Night at Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium. The event, held during the Tar Heels\u2019 9\u20132 win over High Point, brought together members of the Muenzer MPS Research & Treatment Center, MPS families, and the broader Carolina community to … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119071,"featured_media":4838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","odd"],"acf":[],"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1312\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-24-at-9.57.49-AM.png","featured_image_medium":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1312\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-24-at-9.57.49-AM-254x300.png","featured_image_medium_large":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1312\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-24-at-9.57.49-AM-768x906.png","featured_image_large":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1312\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-24-at-9.57.49-AM-868x1024.png","featured_image_thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1312\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-24-at-9.57.49-AM-150x150.png","featured_image_alt":"","category_details":[{"name":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/category\/news\/"}],"tag_details":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119071"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4839"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4844,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4839\/revisions\/4844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pediatrics\/muenzer-mps-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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