United

During the fourth game of the World Series between two long time rivals – the Yankees and Dodgers, there was a long pause.

In unison, the players from both teams, umpires, crew and the almost 50,000 fans stood. Each held a placard with a name on it – representing the person they were standing up for who had – or is – battling cancer. It was part of a national effort from the organization Stand Up to Cancer.…