Baseball player's leukemia-battling daughter throws first pitch, melts hearts

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Grab your nearest tissue box, the feels are batting over 400 for this one.

One of Cleveland Indian's infielder Mike Aviles' twin daughters, Adriana Aviles, bravely stepped on the field Thursday night to throw the first pitch after being diagnosed with leukemia in May. The whole team has been there to help the Aviles family, with owner Paul Dolan even getting his head shaved to show support.

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