Saturday’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox featured a long weather delay. But once the weather cleared, the fans in Chicago were treated to an unforgettable pregame ceremony.
The White Sox honored a young fan before the game. The fan — who has dealt with and is still going through some major health issues — not only threw out the ceremonial first pitch but got to live out his “ultimate wish.”
The White Sox are fulfilling an “ultimate wish” for seven-year-old Beau Dowling prior to today’s game. Diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma as a toddler, Beau
battled through stem cell transplants as well as several rounds of chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy.— Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) June 25, 2022
Beau recently was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and underwent surgery earlier this month.
— Scott Merkin (@scottmerkin) June 25, 2022
So, what was Beau’s wish? To do a “home run for life.” So, before the game began, he ran around the bases as the fans in the stands cheered him on. Only, the fans weren’t the only ones cheering Beau on.
Players from both the Orioles and White Sox came onto the field to cheer him on. And this wasn’t only a few players. The scene looked like Opening Day or the first game of a playoff series. The Orioles lined up en masse down the first baseline while the White Sox did the same down the third baseline, with the players greeting him as he ran past them.
One player who made a point of talking to Beau was Baltimore’s Trey Mancini, himself a cancer survior. MLB fans loved the moment.
Kid’s got some wheels https://t.co/a5CtgAChns
— Christian Schaffer (@schaffer_tv) June 25, 2022
Yep, definitely started tearing up watching this. https://t.co/BVPAObDkbo
— Ryan Murphy (@sp1365) June 25, 2022
I grew up next door to Beau’s Mother Meg. The strength Beau has showed through all this has been nothing short of amazing.
Absolute A+ job here @whitesox https://t.co/n4c4D3Xi1B
— Baseball Enjoyer (@SouthsideZo) June 25, 2022
Kid’s got some wheels https://t.co/a5CtgAChns
— Christian Schaffer (@schaffer_tv) June 25, 2022
https://twitter.com/goldgiraffes/status/1540777674980749318
Awesome🖤💜💜 https://t.co/b8Cld3rjBY
— Claytrain (@claytraingaming) June 25, 2022
Saturday’s slate of MLB action includes at least two games that can easily be October previews. But the best, most significant moment of the day happened before a game pitting two sub .500 teams against each other. Some things are bigger than the game. This definitely qualifies.
