Son of Charleston church shooting victim drafted by Chicago Cubs

[DemocratSinceBirth]

(CNN)Chris Singleton's dream of playing major league baseball became a reality almost two years to the day after his mother was gunned down in a racially motivated shooting at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina.

The Chicago Cubs nabbed Singleton in the 19th round of the draft Wednesday. The Charleston Southern University junior center fielder started all 51 games this year, the school says.
Saturday marks two years since Dylann Roof, a self-declared white supremacist, killed Singleton's mother, the Rev. Sharonda Coleman Singleton, and eight other people inside Charleston's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.


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[mcar]

1. Best of luck to him

I hope he has a long, lucrative career.

[murielm99]

2. This Cubs fan will be cheering for you!

[samnsara]

3. he made his mama proud

[mikeargo]

4. Good luck, Chris

Hope to see you at Fenway someday

[Leghorn21]

5. What terrific news! Chris seems like a really fine young man - all best wishes, young sir!

From the News and Courier, Charleston:

Two years ago, Chris Singleton stood on the field at CSU Ballpark and said words that comforted a community and moved many across the nation.

“I just say, love is always stronger than hate,” Singleton said on June 18, 2015, one night after his mother, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, was among nine innocent church-goers killed at Emanuel AME in Charleston. "If we just love the way my mom would, then the hate won’t be nearly as strong as the love is.”

On Wednesday, three days shy of the second anniversary of his mother's death, Singleton stood again at CSU Ballpark and pondered a future that now includes professional baseball.

http://www.postandcourier.com/sports/a-lot-of-god-a-little-bit-of-me-says/article_62970240-512a-11e7-85ee-43768f82249c.html

[GoCubsGo]

6. Looking forward to seeing you in Cubbie Blue, Chris!

[malaise]

7. Nice

Good luck kid