Plus: LSU teammates make Draft history
Tiago Viernes walked across the MLB Draft stage on Sunday evening to announce the Mariners' first-round selection, and maybe the 9-year-old will be back here in another decade or so hearing his own name called.
Viernes was invited by the Mariners to take center stage ahead of the organization's most monumental Draft in recent memory, in huge part, because his story is so inspiring.
Viernes overcame life-threatening Stage 4 neuroblastoma when he was just 2 years old. His family relocated from a town in central Washington about two-and-a-half hours southeast from T-Mobile Park, so that he could get treatment from Seattle Children's Hospital. After 18 months of intense treatment that included chemotherapy, surgery, two stem-cell transplants, radiation treatment and immunotherapy, he not only has been cancer free for the past six years, but he's an active participant in an array of youth sports -- including baseball.
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MLB.com's Sweeny Murti discusses what it feels like to witness the rise of fellow first-generation Indian-American Arjun Nimmala, who was picked 20th overall by the Blue Jays. |
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As part of the All-Star Legacy initiative, Seattle's Rainier Playfield is set to be renovated, aiming to increase access to baseball for youth who come from diverse and low-income families. |
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One of the more heartwarming traditions of All-Star Week took place on the diamond at PLAY BALL Park on Sunday morning, when a group of kids from the local Little League Challenger Division took the field. |
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Pick the perfect T-Mobile Home Run Derby bracket and compete to win $100,000! You can edit your selections until 5 minutes before the Home Run Derby begins tonight at 8 ET/5 PT. |
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| Join us and The Kid Mero at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on the field for batting practice during 5G BP, live from the T-Mobile Home Run Derby! Get the best seat in the house as we take you onto the field, up to the plate and behind the scenes with your favorite All-Stars. |
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Lock in to MLB Network starting at 2 p.m. ET for all of the fun from Seattle, leading right up to the T-Mobile Home Run Derby at 8. |
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Which team has had the most Home Run Derby winners? |
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