Phillies minor leaguer
Corey Phelan
dies
at 20 after battle
with cancer
"We’re going to play hard like we always do,
but with
Corey on our minds,"
says Eflin,
who had a specia
l connection with Phelan.
Corey Phelan is the Philadelphia Phillies'
left-handed versatile pitcher
who signed as an undrafted free agent after graduating high school in 2020
He was
diagnosed with
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in April 2022.
After struggling with this horrifying disease for 180 days, Phelan took his last breath and dies of cancer.
How the
Phillies’ Daniel Brito is helping
Corey Phelan
in his cancer battle:
‘I’m trying to keep that fire alive’
"He's in a better place and that he's in paradise,"
Turrini says. "And now he's playing baseball with whoever he wants to."
The Philadelphia Phillies organization is mourning the loss of minor leaguer Corey Phelan.