CLEARWATER, Fla. (CBS) — Michael Saunders just may be the power hitter the Philadelphia Phillies have been looking for, but it’s the powerful story from his past that makes him who he is today.
“I struggled a lot for my first couple of years when I got called up in 2009,” Saunders said. “My mother battled breast cancer for 13 years. She passed away in 2011, so I was obviously going through some tough times, not just only the field.”
Saunders continued, “I never really got a chance to grieve until that offseason and just seeing what my mom endured and everything that she goes through, not just her, but everyone else.