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From baseball to bees, Chesapeake's Velez doesn't let Parkinson's stop him

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CHESAPEAKE, VA (WTKR)- Last week, Carlos Velez stepped in front of the mound at Harbor Park and fired in a first pitch prior to a Tides game.It was quite the experience for a big baseball fan, but this was about more than just a throw for Carlos."Throwing that ball, which was a strike, by the way, it means a lot," he recalled. "For [everybody with] Parkinson's, every single caregiver, every single doctor, supporter, this is for them."A veteran o…

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WTKR broke the news on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
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