Cincinnati Reds Find Winning Spirit in Honorary Batboy with Down Syndrome

Chris Connelly of ESPN’s “E:60″ reports from ABC News:When Teddy Kremer was born 30 years ago, doctors diagnosed him with Down syndrome and a geneticist came to speak with his family.
“She said, ‘You might want to think about institutionalizing,’” said Kremer’s mother, Cheryl Kremer. “It was so dismal when children were born with a handicap 30 years ago that, you know, they gave you no hope.”
Cheryl and Dave Kremer did not have their son placed in a facility and, with their constant support, he grew up with a love of sports as big as his upbeat personality.
In March 2012, at a local charity event, one item in the silent auction caught the Kremers’ eye.
“We were walking around, looking, and we saw this [prize of becoming] batboy, honorary batboy [for Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds],” Cheryl Kremer said.
The Kremers made a bid — and won. Teddy Kremer was elated.
“He came in, just a big friend, just a great guy,” said Todd Frazier, an infielder-outfielder for the Reds. “He came up to me – never met the guy in my life – and just [said], ‘Todd, how ya been?’ He was just a joyous person to be around.”