The Philadelphia Phillies announced minor league pitcher Corey Phelan passed away after battling cancer. He was only 20.
Corey Phelan
The team announced the sad news Thursday evening ... saying they are devastated over Phelan's death and described how his"positive presence and selflessness influenced everyone around him".Preston Mattingly"His smile lit up a room and everyone who came in contact with him cherished the interaction. His memory will live on, especially with the Phillies organization."
The pitcher received chemotherapy treatment at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York after the diagnosis ... and went to visit the team when they played the Mets at Citi Field in May.
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