Nick Markakis, 2009 Upper Deck Sweet Spot #81

If you're looking for a soft news item to put you in good cheer this holiday week (and really, who isn't?), look no further. Earlier today, Nick Markakis and his wife Christina picked up Jacqueline Bassett and her five children in a limousine and accompanied the family to a Target store in Cockeysville, MD for a Christmas shopping spree. The entire day was arranged by the OriolesREACH charity and Nick and Christina's Right Side Foundation for distressed children in Maryland.

Oh, and the Oriole Bird was there too.