Snow family helps Gleason throw first pitch at Mariners game on Lou Gehrig Day

Former Calgary Flames assistant general manager, the late Chris Snow, was among those honored before the Seattle Mariners game on Sunday.

Snow's widow Kelsie and two children, Cohen and Willa, were invited to help former NFL player Steve Gleason, who is currently battling ALS, throw out the ceremonial first pitch before a game against the Los Angeles Angels on Lou Gehrig Day.

ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease after it claimed the life of the New York Yankees Hall of Fame first baseman at age 37 in 1941.

Chris Snow inspired countless people after his diagnosis in June of 2019. He was given about a year to live at the time. But, on his 40th birthday, the former Boston Red Sox beat writer and Melrose, Massachusetts native threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park in 2021. Snow died in September 2023 at age 42.

On Sunday, it was Cohen and Willa's turn to throw their pitches. The family was invited by Gleason, who had become a close friend of Chris, to participate in the ceremony along with Pearl Jam guitarist and ALS awareness advocate Mike McCready, who played the national anthem before the game.

Mariners outfielder Luke Raley did the catching for the Snow kids before posing for a picture. According to MLB.com, Cohen threw from the Big-League rubber while Willa delivered an underhanded softball strike to raucous cheers from the crowd.

Lou Gehrig Day is an annual event where Major League Baseball honors and supports all those in the fight against ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.