Special guest throws first pitch for Mighty Mussels game

Reporter: Jolena Esperto Writer: Rachel Murphy
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The Mighty Mussels baseball team invited a special guest to throw the first pitch on Saturday.

Fourteen-year-old Jonathan was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma around Thanksgiving in 2022.

Jonathan will be turning 15 later in August, but he celebrated the birthday in July with surprise guest Swampy, the Everblades mascot.

“I am here today to throw the first pitch tonight ’cause I have been fighting cancer for the past 8 months, I’m pretty sure,” Jonathan said. “If you are all feeling down, just don’t give up about yourselves.”

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A couple of months back, Jonathan was a part of the Mighty Mussels’ Cancer Sucks series, in partnership with the Cancer Alliance of Naples.

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