Our Mission

The David and Erin Robertson Foundation, a donor advised fund with the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, is dedicated to assisting those affected by the tornadoes in Tuscaloosa and throughout the state of Alabama.  The foundation strives to lend support to charities and organizations helping those who suffered loss and were affected by this tragedy.

About David

David Robertson is currently a pitcher (#30) for the New York Yankees.  He was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and is a 2004 graduate of Paul W. Bryant High School, where he played baseball and led the Stampede to the Class 6A state playoffs in the school’s first year of existence.  He attended the University of Alabama in 2005 and 2006 where he ranked among all-time school career leaders in strikeouts, appearances and saves.  David was named to the 2005 Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-America team as well as the 2005 Freshman All-SEC team as selected by the league’s head coaches, and named a freshman All-American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball Magazine. He was a Freshman All-SEC selection by SEBaseball.com and a Third-Team All-SEC pick by SEBaseball.com after leading the team in games (32) wins (seven), ERA (2.92) and saves (eight) and setting the single-season rookie record for most strikeouts (105) and overall highest average of strikeouts per nine innings pitched (12.8). He also led the SEC in lowest opponents average (.105).

David was drafted by the Yankees out of the University of Alabama in the 17th round of 2006 Major League Baseball Draft and became the fifth former Alabama player to wear pinstripes.  He played summer league in Cape Cod for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox in 2006 where he was named MVP of the Cape Cod League Playoffs, then signed with the Yankees in August of 2006.

David is currently in his fourth major league season with the Yankees and helped the team to a World Series Championship in 2009 with two playoff wins, one in the ALDS and one in the ALCS.

David and Erin met in Harwich, Massachusetts in June, 2006 and they were married in January, 2009 in Bedford, New Hampshire.