DETROIT -- Heidi Westphal was at Comerica Park to watch the Tigers on Mother's Day last year, making the trip down from Saginaw to be with her mother. It was just a month after Westphal finished her chemotherapy for breast cancer, and she had a surprise when she met the Honorary Bat Girl, a cancer survivor herself, and her family.
Her mom remembered the experience when it came time for nominations for this year's honor. Westphal didn't know about it until she got a call. It was a Mother's Day gift she never expected.
"When I got the call from Major League Baseball that I had won, I squealed," she admitted.