He doesn’t look at life, or baseball, the same way. “One day at a time, just enjoy every moment,” Straw said. “That’s really it. I never take a day for granted up here for sure.” ...

When Portway joined the center in 2020, “we were serving 30, 40 people a day with one staff member and a few volunteers,” she said. “The staff and volunteers knew who all the clients were.