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Andrés José Padovani Galarraga (Spanish: [anˈdɾes ɣalaˈraɣa]; born June 18, 1961) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos (1985–1991 and 2002), St. Louis Cardinals (), Colorado Rockies (1993–1997), Atlanta Braves (1998–2000), Texas Rangers (), San Francisco Giants (2001 and 2003) and Anaheim ...
Joe Torre, himself a cancer survivor, called Galarraga ‘the greatest story in sports.”. And many of those who know Galarraga believe he is the greatest person in the game. Braves GM John ...
Feb 19, 1999 · Galarraga, 37, is the latest in what is becoming a growing list of baseball players with cancer. Strawberry had surgery for colon cancer last October and faces an uncertain future in baseball ...
Oct 10, 2023 · He missed the entire season. Galarragas returned the next year to a standing ovation on Opening Day. In an article that ran shortly after his return, the L.A. Times wrote, “During his six rounds of chemotherapy last summer, Galarraga ballooned to 280 pounds, and he suffered from nausea. When he was done with chemo, he had a month of radiation.
Mar 1, 2019 · This feature on then-Atlanta Braves first baseman Andrés Galarraga appeared on the Venezuela Online News website in September 2000. Galarraga's 'miraculous' comeback By Ed Odeven Typically, baseball players earn mass appeal and enthusiastic applause for their extraordinary feats on the field, such as tape-measure home runs, flashy fielding plays, a dominating pitcher's complete-game shutout ...
Feb 19, 1999 · Feb. 19, 1999 12 AM PT. From Associated Press. Andres Galarraga, cleanup hitter and first baseman for the Atlanta Braves, has a cancerous tumor in his lower back and will miss the entire season ...
May 26, 2004 · May 25, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Andres Galarraga has beaten cancer for a second time and is hoping to get back to the major leagues. Galarraga said yesterday from Caracas, Venezuela, that he ...
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