When Jameson Taillon first set foot on the mound Wednesday night, it marked his . There was another moment, however, that highlighted the Yankees pitchers resilience in another way.The same went for his opponent in the batters box. When Orioles No. 2 hitter Trey Mancini Bob Gibson Jersey stepped up to the plate, it created a major-league matchup of two cancer survivors.While the game that followeda 4-3 Orioles win that ended on a play at the plate after 11 inningswas chaotic, nothing dramatic happened as a result of the at-bat. Mancini grounded out on two pitches, thus starting an 0-for- Tim McCarver Jersey 4 evening. Taillon went on to allow two earned runs over 4 2/3 frames.That at-bat, easy to overlook with so much else happening in the game, the sport and the world, was nonethele s significant. It was a testament to each players perseverance.For Mancini, it was his sixth game back after losing the entire 2020 season to a battle with Stage 3 colon cancer. He underwent six months of chemotherapy and days when he didnt have the strength to get up. Simply beating the disease would have been inspirational, but Mancini made it back to the majors, too.The St. Louis Cardinals Jersey biggest problems in my life had all been baseball slumps, Mancini leading up to Opening Day. I think Ill enjoy my career even more than I would have if I didnt go through this.Taillon echoed similar sentiments following his Yankees debut.Scroll to ContinueIn addition to his , the righty was diagnosed with testicular cancer in May of 2017. A Pirate at the time, Taillon and mi sed five weeks of his sophomore season. With so much time lost over the years, the 29-year-old felt extremely grateful to make his first big-league start since May 1, 2019 on Wednesday.This is gonna sound cheesy, but I'll never take a day in a big-league uniform for granted, Taillon said postgame. That's for sure."Taillon had Ken Boyer Jersey been asked about Mancinis comeback the day before their matchup. The two had yet to talk at the time, but that was something Taillon was hoping to change in the near future.In the meantime, hes wishing for the best for his division rival in Baltimore.Any cancer is bad, Taillon said Tuesday. Thats scary. Thats bigger than baseball. I know that there are a lot of guys around baseball that are excited to see him back. Theyre in our division, we compete against them, butIm sure people have heard it beforebaseball is a family and at the end of the day were all rooting for each other to have our health and safety. Theres not many guys in the cancer club that are in the big leagues, so Id love to catchup with him at Willie McGee Jersey some point and just talk about what weve both been through. Hes a guy that can inspire a lot of people.MORE: