Awardee to visit Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in January
SEATTLE, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A national committee of Major League
Baseball and media representatives has released a list of 10 players, one
of whom will go on to receive the prestigious Hutch Award(R) in January.
The finalists for the 2008 Hutch Award are:
-- Rocco Baldelli, Tampa Bay Rays
-- Lance Berkman, Houston Astros
-- Doug Davis, Arizona Diamondbacks
-- Ken Griffey Jr., Chicago White Sox
-- Raul Ibanez, Seattle Mariners
-- Cliff Lee, Cleveland Indians
-- Jon Lester, Boston Red Sox
-- Aaron Rowand, San Francisco Giants
-- Mark Teahen, Kansas City Royals
-- Vernon Wells, Toronto Blue Jays
The 2008 Hutch Award recipient will be selected in mid-November through
a vote of all surviving former awardees. Through the years, 43 players have
been honored. Mickey Mantle accepted the inaugural award in 1965, the year
after baseball great Fred Hutchinson (known as "Hutch") succumbed to cancer
at age 45. Hall-of-Famers Sandy Koufax, Carl Yastrzemski, Al Kaline, Willie
McCovey and Lou Brock all have received the Hutch Award, and in more recent
years Jamie Moyer, Trevor Hoffman, Craig Biggio, Mark Loretta and Mike
Sweeney have joined their ranks.
The Hutch Award is given annually to the major league player who best
exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire of Hutch. Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center -- which was named in Hutch's honor by
his brother Bill, a surgeon -- is an independent, nonprofit research
institution dedicated to the understanding, treatment and prevention of
cancer and other potentially fatal diseases.
Each year in January the award is presented in Seattle, Hutch's
hometown and the site of the renowned cancer center that bears his name.
While in Seattle, Hutch Award recipients often visit with young cancer
patients undergoing treatment on the Hutchinson Center campus. The Hutch
Award will be presented at a luncheon honoring the awardee on Wednesday,
Jan. 21, 2009 at Safeco Field in Seattle. MLB pitching legend Tom Seaver
will serve as keynote speaker for the ceremony.
For more information about the Hutch Award, including a full list of
recipients, or to learn more about the January award luncheon, visit
http://www.fhcrc.org/hutchaward.
At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, our interdisciplinary teams
of world-renowned scientists and humanitarians work together to prevent,
diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Our researchers,
including three Nobel laureates, bring a relentless pursuit and passion for
health, knowledge and hope to their work and to the world. For more
information, please visit http://www.fhcrc.org.
CONTACT
Christi Ball Loso
(206) 667-5215
closo@fhcrc.org
SOURCE Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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CONTACT:
Christi Ball Loso of Fred Hutchinson Cancer
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