Mason Hooker wished upon a star. His wish came true.
Rockies icon Todd Helton spends the day with Mason Hooker at Coors Field in 2015. Mason, battling leukemia at the time, met with Helton through Make-A-Wish Colorado. .At age 3, Mason was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He was a brave but scared little boy, obsessed with baseball and, especially, Rockies icon Todd Helton.
Mason is an incoming freshman at Fruita Monument High School. He wants to play golf and baseball. This summer he played for the Junction Jets, a competitive travel team. He played mostly right field, second base and catcher.Rockies Hall of Fame inductee Todd Helton meets with Mason Hooker in Cooperstown. N.Y. on July 22, 2024. Mason first met Helton in 2015 when Mason was battling leukemia. .
Mason met his idol and got some autographs, including on a jersey Mason has framed and hanging in his bedroom. The Hookers toured the ballpark, including the Rockies clubhouse, and did some souvenir shopping. Mason and his older brother, Jack, and their parents received personalized No. 17 Rockies jerseys with the name Hooker on the back.Helton had retired at the end of the 2013 season, after 17 years with the Rockies. But, Michelle recalled with a chuckle, “Mason’s thought was, ‘I’m going to bring him out of retirement.
Mason is now in excellent health. Following three and a half years of treatment, he’s technically been in remission since July 2013. He was discharged as a patient from Children’s Hospital in July 2023, after 10 years in the clear.
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