Some sad news out of the Minnesota Twins organization on Wednesday, as reported by the Star Tribune. Joe Christensen reports that Twins minor-league pitcher Paul Bargas has succumbed to brain cancer and has passed on at the age of 23. Bargas became a member of the Twins organization in December 2010 when catcher Jose Morales was sent to the Colorado Rockies, and started to feel severe headaches that winter.
↵In April 2011, he was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer, and though he tried to make a comeback coming into this ongoing season, he had many setbacks and wasn't able to come back. Bargas passed away on Tuesday night, and Twins spokesman Dustin Morse had a statement, via the Star Tribune:
↵↵↵"Paul had been battling a rare form of cancer for over a year and on Tuesday night he lost his battle," Twins spokesman Dustin Morse said in a statement. "Paul was an incredible young man who displayed a phenomenal ability to stay positive through all of this and we at the Twins feel honored to have known him."
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Bargas gave it his all in the face of overwhelming adversity - trying to make it into the MLB even while faced with something so serious. The Star Tribune had a piece on him prior to spring training and Christensen promises a more in-depth piece on him and his affect on the various people in his life later on Wednesday night.
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