Watch: Dodgers Clayton Kershaw Has Touching Moment With Young Fan Who Lost His Grandfather to Brain Cancer
Blake's grandfather was Graham George Grice. He passed away back in December of 2014 after a 30-year battle with brain cancer. He had won the battle against the insidious disease many times before, and after his fifth battle, he made a list of everything he wanted to do. The list included traveling to Yellowstone national park and the Grand Canyon, as well as meeting Dodgers' Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully and his favorite player, Clayton Kershaw.
Unfortunately, Graham did not get the chance to cross those moments off his bucket list. Instead, young Blake has vowed to experience them for him. Thanks to the MLB, Blake, his father, Barrie, and his older brother who has Autism traveled from Denver to Los Angeles for the 92nd annual MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium.
After an amazing weekend of All Star events, Blake finally got his chance to meet Kershaw on Tuesday. “It’s really hard for me because he’s not here to do that and be with us when we just met Kershaw,” said Blake. “This is a special moment for me. It felt really good to accomplish something my Papi wanted. We're still trying to accomplish everything on his bucket list. I just met Kershaw, so that's one thing checked off."and said his dream is to be a member of the sports media one day and he has his own YouTube channel to practice.