A day after outlining his surprise diagnosis with stage 3 colon cancer and subsequent chemotherapy treatment to ensure it doesn’t come back, Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini detailed how he stays positive and fills his days around treatments and preparations for a return to baseball.
“From the second I got the diagnosis, I knew I had to accept it really quickly,” Mancini said on a video conference call with local reporters Wednesday. “I think that’s helped me a lot. I didn’t really mope around too much. Don’t get me wrong, it was really tough — especially the first few days.