For nine-year-old Makoa, sports are a way of life. And baseball is at the center.
Maybe it’s because he idolizes his older brother, Kainoa, who has played the game from Little League to middle school. Or maybe it’s because one of his first memories is of a Mariner walking right up to him and handing him a baseball at a game. No matter what the reason, his love of the game has gotten him through some of his darkest days.
A year ago, Makoa’s dreams of following in his brother’s footsteps and playing Little League were sidelined when he was diagnosed with cancer.