What a shock. Corey Phelan had a great future with the Philadelphia Phillies. Now the baseball talent has died at just 20 years old. His team takes a touching farewell online.
The sadness is boundless, the shock is deep. Baseball prodigy Corey Phelan is dead. The budding star, who last played on the junior team at the Philadelphia Phillies was active just turned 20. The Tod by Corey Phelan, the Philadelphia Phillies have already confirmed in an emotional statement. The cause of death is also clear.
Corey Phelan: Philadelphia Phillies star dies of cancer aged 20
“The Phillies family is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Corey Phelan,” said Phillies Minor League director Preston Mattingly (see tweet below). “Corey’s positivity and selflessness impacted everyone around him. While he harbored an incredible passion for the game of baseball, his love for his family and strong beliefs stood above all else. Our deepest condolences go out to his family, teammates and friends who lost during his brave fight against Krebs were by his side and supported him emotionally.”
— Phillies Player Development (@PhilsPlayerDev) October 14, 2022
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Phelan, a native of New York, signed with the Phillies in August 2020. He was assigned to the Florida Complex League team and started in the bottom tier of the minors. He was expected to rise quickly in the minor leagues but his career was halted by a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma last year. This is a collective term for a large number of malignant diseases of the lymphatic system. In the course of treatment, it turned out that his cancer was more like leukemia.
Just two weeks ago, Corey Phelan captioned a picture on his Instagram account, “I can’t wait to get back out there.” Now he’s dead.
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