Official Site of the Mariners · Apr 9, 2017
Felix to have Make-A-Wish reunion in Seattle
Felix Hernandez met Sophia Robinson in 2013, and he'll welcome her at home plate when she runs the bases before the Mariners' home opener on Monday. (Ben Van Houten/Mariners)ANAHEIM -- It's an Opening Day tradition at Safeco Field that touches hearts every year, the sight of a Make-A-Wish child running the bases before the first pitch and reaching home plate to the open arms of several Mariners players to help start a new season.
But Monday afternoon, it'll be a particularly poignant moment for Felix Hernandez when he greets 8-year-old Sophia Robinson at the end of her 360-foot journey in front of 45,000 fans moments before Seattle faces Houston in its 2:10 p.m. PT home debut.