Eric Davis on Playing Days and overcoming Colon Cancer

"To come back from adversity when nothing leads you or tells you you have the ability to do that...it's more inspiring and means more to me."
17-year MLB veteran Eric Davis shares his experience fighting colon cancer in 1997 and coming back to hit .327 the next season.
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[@davidkeasling]

My FAVORITE MLB player from my favorite baseball team OF ALL TIME.

[@randalljohnson7123]

MINE AS WELL

[@randalljohnson7123]

MY ALL TIME FAVORITE PLAYER

[@LanceJ.]

One of the most gifted players of all-time and he beat colon cancer. Eric Davis is my hero.

[@deneenjeffries2768]

Thank God he checked out of the first hospital, but even with an abscess he shouldn’t have been sent back to play. My son had one at seventeen it was serious.