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Superfan Mo Gaba elected into Orioles Hall of Fame

Orioles superfan Mo Gaba has been elected into the team Hall of Fame as the second recipient of The Wild Billy Hagy Award, the Orioles announced Tuesday.

Gaba, 14, has been blind since he was 9 months old because of the first of several bouts with cancer, but that hasn’t kept him from being among the most passionate fans of both the Orioles and the Ravens.

He first gained notoriety as a 9-year-old by calling into local sports radio shows, standing out with his enthusiasm and positivity. He soon began to connect with the team and its players on a regular basis, throwing out the first pitch at an Orioles game as part of Kids’ Opening Day in 2017 and called out “Play ball!