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Atlanta Braves players grant leukemia survivor’s wish

GillbergJune 19, 2024

Atlanta Braves players grant leukemia survivor’s wish

Atlanta Braves players made a teenager’s wish come true Monday.

The Atlanta Braves have partnered with Make-A-Wish to grant Stephen Grayson’s wish to meet his favorite players.

According to the Braves, Grayson, 17, is a leukemia survivor from Lauderdale, Mississippi, and has always wanted to meet his favorite team.

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Grayson’s favorite players, Matt Olson and Austin Riley, met him and his family at Truist Park before the game.

The Grayson family then took a tour of the clubhouse where they met the other players.

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Players signed Grayson’s Atlanta Braves jersey and posed for photos.

Afterwards, the family joined the team on the field where Grayson threw the ball with Riley and got to watch batting practice.

The Grayson family then enjoyed watching the Braves defeat the Detroit Tigers 2-1.

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ATLANTA, GA – JUNE 17: vs. the Detroit Tigers at Truist Park on June 17, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images)

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