BALTIMORE -- Orioles reliever Darren O'Day received the prestigious Bob Feller Act of Valor Award on Thursday night at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington.
"I think this award is a tremendous honor to win because of the character, courage and valor that Bob Feller displayed when he chose to enlist in the Navy the day after the Pearl Harbor bombing," O'Day said. "What might not be known is he was exempt from the draft, but he 100 percent chose to go fight, and I think it's just a great example of someone that values what it costs to maintain our freedom, the way we want to live.