ST. LOUIS -- Breast cancer survivor Jessica Darting, selected as the Cardinals' Honorary Bat Girl for the team's Mother's Day game, was so consumed by the sights and sounds around her on Sunday that she never noticed who was sneaking up from behind.
Kolten Wong stepped away from his pregame work for a few minutes to surprise Darting in the Cardinals' dugout before the team's series finale with the Cubs. There, Wong presented her with a pink bat, posed for some photos and briefly shared his own cancer story. Wong's mother, Keala, passed away in December 2013 after her lengthy battle with cancer.