NEW YORK -- The Yankees participated in Major League Baseball's league-wide effort to recognize Childhood Cancer Awareness Month on Friday by welcoming 4-year-old Billy Biviano and his family to Yankee Stadium as special guests of the team.
Billy was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor at 14 months of age, which has affected his vision, weight and mental development. He has undergone two years of chemotherapy and has been told by doctors that he will need to continue to do so for the rest of his life, or until a cure is found.
"We are honoring him today with Major League Baseball and the Yankees, commemorating Cancer Awareness Month," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.