Lexington Legends honor Jared Lorenzen with figurine night

The lasting memory and legacy of Jared Lorenzen won’t be forgotten anytime soon. We can thank the Lexington Legends for helping honor him.

During the Legends game on Saturday against the High Point Rockets, the Lexington-based minor league baseball squad handed out Jared Lorenzen figurines in an effort to help raise awareness for Mitochondrial Disease. The Legends also presented a $5,000 check to Team Toby, which is an organization designed to spread awareness for the currently incurable disease.

The Jared Lorenzen figurines are a HUGE hit 🔥

Thank you for helping us honor a true Lexington Legend 💙🤍 pic.twitter.com/RctpB2YrLl

— Lexington Legends (@LexingtonLegend) August 21, 2021

How cool is this? @LexingtonLegend honoring the legacy of Jaren Lorenzen with these figurines. The @UKFootball star is the definition of a Lexington Legend. pic.twitter.com/cuJPHWMxAR

— Alex Walker (@AlexWalkerTV) August 22, 2021

As our way of saying thank you, we have donated $5,000 to Team Toby!

Thank you Team Toby for your work in bringing awareness to Mitochondrial Disease, in honor of the late, great Jared Lorenzen. pic.twitter.com/XtotzhXqum

— Lexington Legends (@LexingtonLegend) August 21, 2021

Lorenzen was a former Kentucky Football standout at quarterback during the early 2000s. He tragically lost his life in July of 2019 after a long battle against obesity. He was Mr. Football his senior year of high school at Fort Thomas before becoming an icon in his four seasons playing at Kentucky.

During his professional career, Lorenzen was a member of the New York Giants Super Bowl XLII winning team in 2008 and would later receive a championship ring for his efforts. Lorenzen then went onto have a noteworthy indoor football career, playing with various teams across the Bluegrass State before joining Kentucky Sports Radio to provide football analysis as a co-host during the season.

The Legends ended an eight-game losing streak with the 7-6 win over High Point.