On a Friday evening last month, Fernando Tatis Jr. sauntered toward an area beside the home dugout at Peoria Stadium. A spring training game against the Chicago Cubs was nearing its start. Tatis, the Padres magnetic young shortstop, had finished warming up on the field. With time to spare, he approached the barrier between players and fans.

Baseballs, pens and various other items were thrust in his direction. Hopeful pleas filled the air. The assembled throng appeared to be a typical collection of autograph-seekers, with one exception: A woman with a shaved head stood in the front row. In one hand, Gina Grosso held a baseball. In the other, she clutched a poster board advertising an unusual request.

All I want for CHEMO is for TATIS to sign my BALD HEAD!

Within seconds, the message had been spotted by its intended recipient. Tatis briefly stopped to sign for a couple of young children.

And then, Tatis recalled, I went straight to...

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