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DISCOVERING HE HAD TESTICULAR cancer was frightening enough for Mike Lowell, as were the sickening radiation treatments that made him vomit even after the skimpiest meal.
Yet, neither scared the Florida Marlins third baseman more than finding no pop in his swing after that life-altering ordeal more than four years ago.
All of which makes his 2003 season even more incredible. Lowell, 29, reached All-Star break in Chicago with a career-high 28 home runs. He was. tied for second in homers in the major leagues, two behind Barry Bonds, and was fourth in the National League in RBI with 76.
"I knew I could work hard enough to (succeed)," Lowell said, ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Mike Lowel: coming in first at third: for most of the 2003 season,...