GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The letters have poured in since the World Series. Fans from across the United States have written to Indians starter Josh Tomlin, sharing their own stories after learning about the ongoing battle of the pitcher's father, Jerry. Josh always sends the letters to his dad.
"I like those stories," Jerry Tomlin said. "Those are the stories that lift my day up."
It has been more than four months since the Tomlin family found the national spotlight for more than just Cleveland's run to the Fall Classic against the Cubs. That is when the world met Jerry Tomlin, whose trip to Game 3 of the World Series at Wrigley Field was far more daunting than anything the Indians overcame en route to the American League pennant.