New Red Sox OF prospect beat cancer, cousin ‘saved’ his life with tackle

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New Red Sox OF prospect beat cancer, cousin ‘saved’ his life with tackle

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox 2023 draft pick Nelly Taylor was diagnosed with a Wilms tumor, a rare kidney cancer, at 5 years old. He carried a prayer blanket, gifted to him from his mother’s friend, everywhere.