Craig Sager Throws Out First Pitch At Wrigley Field

CHICAGO (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Craig Sager carried around a picture from his childhood with Billy Williams, and he showed it to the Hall of Fame slugger in the home dugout at Wrigley Field. He introduced his family to Cubs manager Joe Maddon and posed for a group picture with the iconic outfield serving as a backdrop.

This was no ordinary night, even for the beloved TNT broadcaster.

The 64-year-old Sager, who is being treated for a recurrence of leukemia, threw out a ceremonial first pitch before his hometown Cubs faced the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. Dressed in a white suit with a blue shirt and a red and blue tie, Sager swapped out his jacket for a home Cubs jersey with No. 14 and his name on the back before throwing to first baseman Anthony Rizzo, also a cancer survivor.

Sager will receive the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the ESPYS this summer.

Sager is scheduled for eight days of chemotherapy in Houston starting June 6. He undergoes the treatment once every three weeks, and this will be his fifth cycle out of six.

The sixth cycle is scheduled for July, before he plans to head to Rio to cover basketball at the Olympics for NBC.

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