Report: Indians won’t trade Mike Aviles, whose daughter is battling leukemia
The Cleveland Indians are very aware that there are more important things in life than baseball, or winning and losing, or acquiring prospects.
According to Ken Rosenthal, the Indians have said they won’t attempt to trade infielder Mike Aviles while his four-year old daughter Adriana is battling leukemia.
Adriana was diagnosed in May and since then the Indians have been very supportive of Aviles and his family. Since the diagnosis, Aviles has twice been placed on the family medical emergency list and once on the restricted list, allowing him to take time to be with his daughter.
On Thursday, Indians manager Terry Francona seemed to confirm their intentions.
“We’re trying to be pretty respectful to Mike and his family stuff,” manager Terry Francona said Thursday. “We haven’t spoken too much about it other than just to kind of maybe explain why he hasn’t been here and stuff like that. … I don’t think because of the situation Mike’s in because of his family situation that [general manager Chris Antonetti] would ever do that.”
It’s a noble move by the Indians. Aviles is said to have been targeted by other teams. He will be a free agent at the end of the season and can play several different positions.
In May several Indians players, plus coaches, and the owner shaved their heads to show their support for Aviles and Adriana.
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