MLB trade deadline 2022: Trey Mancini thanks doctors, Orioles staff members after he's dealt to Astros

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Trey Mancini became a hugely important and inspiring figure for the Baltimore Orioles over the last couple of seasons.

The first baseman emerged as a solid batter for the Orioles after finishing in third place in the American League Rookie of the Year award voting in 2017. His 2020 season was derailed about a week before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the sports world for most of the year.

Mancini had a malignant tumor removed from his colon in March 2020, and a month later he received he had stage 3 colon cancer and started chemotherapy. By the end of that year, he announced he would return to the Orioles in 2021.

Baltimore Orioles' Anthony Santander, left, celebrates with Trey Mancini (16) after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of the team's baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday, July 29, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)

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He hit 21 home runs and batted .255 with a .758 OPS and was named the 2021 American League Comeback Player of the Year.

It’s no wonder why Monday he had an emotional goodbye to the city where he got his start.

Baltimore Orioles' Trey Mancini watches his ball as he hits a sacrifice fly ball to score Jorge Mateo during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in Baltimore. The Orioles won 5-3. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Mancini was traded to the Houston Astros as part of a three-team deal, which also included the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Houston received minor league lefty Jayden Murray from Tampa Bay in the