Posted on 07/29/2021 5:21:27 PM PDT by jocon307
As a kid I used to read stories about how Babe Ruth (or was it Ted Williams, maybe both) visited a terminally ill child, promised to hit a home run in his honor in the next game, and delivered. Were these stories true? I don’t know, but I enjoyed them.
Something close to this scenario occurred in Baltimore last night. Trey Mancini plays first base for the Orioles. ...
Mancini missed all of last season. He was diagnosed with stage-three colon cancer and underwent surgery and lengthy recovery/rehabilitation.
During the rehabilitation process, he got to know Mo Gaba, a terminally ill 14-year-old plagued for much of his life by cancer. The two became friends, eating at Chick-fil-A and playing video games together.
Mo Gaba died on July 28, 2020.
To honor his memory on the first anniversary of his passing, Gaba’s mother Sonsy threw out the first pitch last night at Camden Yards. Mancini caught it.
Mancini says that when he presented her with the ball, she said, “Play hard for Mo, and hit one for him.” She also told Mancini where she would be sitting....
(Excerpt) Read more at powerlineblog.com ...
Great story. It’s refreshing to finally read something like that instead of the constant fabricated drama from the MSM about poor little Simone Biles.
Thanks for posting that.
Thanks
It is good to know that there are still Sportsman in pro sports.
I know! Thanks! So glad I’m on this site, it’s an honor to post this story here. This is a great country, where a famous baseball player and a tragically sick child can become peers, buddies even. Maybe this happens everywhere, but I know it can happen in America.
Heartwarming. Thanks for sharing
Good story - but Baltimore is a dangerous city now .
I can’t imagine how paling around with a pro baseball player lifted the spirits of that very sick young man in his final days.
A great story! Mancini is one of the four truly good players on the Os. They may trade him today but I hope not.
Oh I hope they don’t trade him!
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