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Kanekoa, here’s a story that’s flown under the radar.

There’s another sad case of an athlete in the US suffering a sudden health emergency. Daniel Brito, 23 years old, played AA baseball until mid-summer when he was called up to AAA by the Lehigh Valley (PA) Iron Pigs (affiliate of the Phillies). On 15 July the local paper ran a story on how the AAA team had to cancel a youth camp because “not enough of their heroes had been vaccinated... MLB requires an 85% vaccination rate to conduct youth camps, and the team had not reached that threshhold. As a result the July camp was canceled. However, the team media relations was optimistic it would hold the youth camp in August.” (Link)

https://www.mcall.com/sports/ironpigs-phillies/mc-spt-covid19-ironpigs-youth-camps-20210715-irk4ciwdq5cbxies7ip4ws2e5i-story.html

“Daniel Brito was promoted to AAA on 22 July.” (Link)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/phillies-minor-leaguer-daniel-brito-in-stable-condition-in-rochester-hospital/ar-AAMU17B On 31 July, Daniel Brito suffered a stroke and collapsed on the field in Rochester, NY. Here is the video of his collapse on the field:

https://twitter.com/vincesroberto/status/1421592909992898563?s=21

I have a question: was Daniel Brito’s promotion from AA to AAA conditional on his getting the covid vaccine? Daniel Brito hails from Venezuela. Most minor league baseball players from Latin American countries make little money and are at the mercy of major league franchises. A chance to move up to AAA is rare and would be nearly impossible for a young man chasing his dream to pass up. As of 30 September, “There is still a long road of rehab ahead for Daniel Brito.” Keep him in your prayers.

https://www.mcall.com/sports/ironpigs-phillies/mc-spt-ironpigs-worcester-thursday-game-20210930-qbnee6m5ujbklmbr6m4rpweuyi-story.html

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Do not comply. Hold the line.

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