CHICAGO -- Kyle Schwarber surprised his 10-year-old buddy, Campbell Faulkner, by driving him around in a Batmobile, but it was the Cubs slugger who may have had the most fun.
Schwarber joined in on a surprise party Sunday night in the Phoenix area for Faulkner, who is battling a rare form of a mitochondrial disease. HopeKids Arizona organized the event, inviting Faulkner to be "Batman" for a day.
Faulkner and Schwarber met in Mesa, Ariz., in Spring Training 2015, when Schwarber began wearing a green wristband to show his support of "Campbell's Crew." The two exchange emails, and when Schwarber tore two ligaments in his left knee in the third game of 2016, Faulkner wrote immediately, suggesting the Cubs outfielder talk to the youngster's doctors.