Tony Osterman, DP Legend, Cancer Patient

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By: Austin Alexander – September 10, 2015

OstermanTonypg13Diamond Prospects is, and will remain, a landing point for baseball people to check in on the upcoming players in South Carolina, where they are going to college and potentially where they/if they will be drafted.

But every once in a while we take a pause and remind ourselves of what is real in life and spend time to pray for those who have given all these players over the years a stage to perform…

If you or your son have ever attended a DP event from Day 1, or have just been to a Lowcountry ballpark circa 19-something to present day, you probably know this guy.

He is the most humble, hard-working, loyal and kind human I have ever met. I challenge any one of you to find a more selfless person.

This guy has a name and a family too.

His name is Tony Osterman. He has been with DP from our inception and he needs all of us to pray for him…to support him…to be there for him like he has been for so many of us. He has bladder cancer and chemotherapy is on deck, most doctors say his future may be bleak. But the Tony Osterman we love is not going to back away from this challenge either.

We affectionately call him TO. We also do not want to him to experience any more pain as his goal is to conquer this cancer distraction and return to the diamond.

Chances are that you don’t know TO like I do. This dude is a winner and he will tackle the present challenge. Ironically, he only let me know the bad news last Thursday out of fear that he may not be able to help run our November Showcase.

I urge each of you who do or don’t know him to lift up in prayer along with his wife Sarah and family, their doctors/nurses and everyone who crosses their path.

TO can win this cancer thing, but he needs a little teamwork from us to get the W!