Taylor Starts Charity

'Marlins reliever Taylor Tankersley is launching Eric's Legacy, a charitable foundation named in honor of Eric Smith, a high school classmate who died of brain cancer at 16. "He was kind of our honorary batboy, mascot, team spirit guy," Tankersley said. To kick things off there will be a baseball camp in Vicksburg, Miss., followed by a dinner and silent auction on Dec. 27. Tankersley will contribute the first $15,000 with hopes of awarding at least one college academic scholarship per year.' (SunSentinel)