Alex Rodriguez Mercedes-Benz supports the fight against breast cancer.

The statistics are shocking: One in eight American women who live to be 85 years old will develop breast cancer. That means that more than 12 percent of women in the U.S. will hear the words, “You have breast cancer.”

The good news is that with increased funding for research, successful early-detection campaigns and improved treatments, more women are surviving this disease.

The first step to survival is early detection. To help more women get the screening they need, Alex Rodriguez Mercedes-Benz donated $3,000 – $100 for each of Alex Rodriguez’s 30 homeruns this season – to The Rose, which provides screening, diagnoses and access to treatment for breast cancer patients, regardless of their ability to pay. The donation from Alex Rodriguez Mercedes-Benz means that 35 uninsured women can now get potentially life-saving mammograms.

The Alex Rodriguez Mercedes-Benz team presented the check to The Rose on October 23, while proudly wearing our Think Pink shirts, to express our support for breast cancer awareness and increased funding for research and treatment.