Awardee to visit Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in January
SEATTLE, Oct. 26 /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 in January. The
2006 Hutch Award finalists are:
-- Ken Griffey Jr., Cincinnati Reds
-- Orlando Hudson, Arizona Diamondbacks
-- Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
-- Mark Loretta, Boston Red Sox
-- Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
-- Brad Radke, Minnesota Twins
-- Brian Roberts, Baltimore Orioles
-- Jim Thome, Chicago White Sox
-- Dontrelle Willis, Florida Marlins
-- Barry Zito, Oakland Athletics
The 2006 Hutch Award recipient will be selected in mid-November through
a vote of all surviving former awardees. Through the years 41 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 Yastrezemski, Al Kaline, Wille
McCovey and Lou Brock all have received the Hutch Award, and in more recent
years Jamie Moyer, Trevor Hoffman and Craig Biggio have joined their ranks.
The Hutch Award is given annually to the major-league baseball player who
best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire of Hutch. The
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 or February 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. For
more information about the Hutch Award including a full list of recipients,
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:
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