Stephen Piscotty's Mother Dies at 55 After Battle With ALS

After a year-long battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), Oakland Athletics outfielder Stephen Piscotty's mother, Gretchen, passed away on Sunday, according to ESPN.

Gretchen Piscotty, 55, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in May 2017.

Piscotty was traded to the Athletics from the St. Louis Cardinals in December to allow the outfielder to be closer to his ill mother and home town of Pleasanton, California. When the trade happened, Piscotty said he was grateful to spend "priceless" time with his mother.

"We usually end [the day] playing the guitar with 'Amazing Grace,'" Stephen Piscotty told ESPN. "It's definitely emotional. Playing it is kind of a full circle aspect going on…