Rady Children’s Cancer Patients Headed to Spring Training with the San Diego Padres
The trip was made possible through the generosity of Mike and Lisa Peckham, longtime supporters of Rady Children's Hospital.
By Pollyana Ramos Tucker
San Diego - A group of twelve kids from Rady Children's signed contracts today with the San Diego Padres, opening up a two day trip to Arizona to hang out and have fun with the San Diego Padres during their spring training.
(Image: Damien Lopez, left, 17, ready to sign his contract to head out to Spring Training with the Padres. Image Credit: Hispanos Unidos)
Damien Lopez, age 17, was born with chronic neutropenia, a blood disorder where the body struggles to produce white blood cells. He is one of the twelve heading off to Arizona, and during the press conference he told the crowd that baseball has been a part of his l...