White Sox’s Teahen wins Hutch Award
November 30, 2009
SEATTLE (AP)—Mark Teahen(notes) of the Chicago White Sox has won the 2009 Hutch Awardfor his efforts on and off the field.
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle made the announcementMonday. The award goes to a player who best exemplifies the honor, courage anddedication of former major league pitcher and manager Fred Hutchinson, who diedfrom cancer in 1964 at age 45.
Teahen was traded this month from the Kansas City Royals to Chicago. Theinfielder-outfielder will receive his award Jan. 27 in Seattle.
While in Kansas City, Teahen was a spokesman and fundraiser for a programthat gave children with physical or mental challenges the chance to playbaseball.
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