When he's got a baseball in his hand, it's hard to tell Jeremy Demers has cancer.
Most of the weight he originally lost from his 6-foot, broad-shouldered frame has come back and so far his hair has been unaffected by chemotherapy.
When his right arm reaches back and sends the ball toward the plate, it's not hard to see the standout pitcher he was at Easthampton High School, the University of Massachusetts and the New England College Baseball League.
He has a beard now, and at 31, Demers still looks ready to battle hitters.
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