Sutton does part to fight kidney cancer
Published 5/6/2008 by Jack O'Connell at Major League Baseball News
Don Sutton knew how to fight adversity while compiling a Hall of Fame career. He's taking that same mentality to his new post as national spokesperson for kidney cancer awareness for the "Stay In The Game" promotion.
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