Former Notre Dame baseball star and current Baltimore Orioles first baseman and outfielder Trey Mancini today revealed that if baseball ends up being played in 2020 he won’t be a part of it. That’s because Mancini is going through chemotherapy to fight the Stage III colon cancer he’s been dealing with.
Mancini wrote a a lengthy piece today for The Players Tribune that’s worth your time if you have a few minutes. In it he details his spring training in which things just felt off, fighting cancer in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic and the importance of surrounding yourself with good people. It’s all there in full-detail.
Such a positive story by Trey Mancini in today’s Player’s Journal.His usual upbeat self comes vividly through in his https://t.co/O1rbDi1QjN much love from family, teammates, O’s doc’s,trainers, friends. #perserverance @masnOrioles
— Jim Palmer (@Jim22Palmer) April 28, 2020
Mancini also details the six months of treatment he’ll undergo to treat and ultimately beat the cancer.
Mancini was a bright spot for an otherwise forgettable 2019 Orioles squad as he had a career best season in 2019 as he led the Orioles with 35 home runs, a .291 average, .364 on-base percentage, .535 slugging and .899 ops.
All the best to Trey during this fight. We can’t wait for next spring training, either.