ICYMI: Johnson mentions Zach Farmer in HOF speech

PIKETON -- There's no question the story of former Piketon and Ohio State pitcher Zach Farmer battling leukemia has garnered a lot of interest.

But when newly elected Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson stepped up to the microphone at his induction ceremony Sunday and gave Farmer a shout-out, it sent millions of baseball fans to their computers to find out the full story.

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Houston sportscaster Cameron Cox's tweet about Johnson mentioning Farmer went viral, garnering more than 700 retweets and nearly 600 favorites in a little more than a day. You can check out the tweet, and the video of Johnson's mentioning of Farmer, below:

During his career, Johnson was known for his fastball and his general surliness with the media, but Sunday's speech was an 18-minute discussion of many things, but not a lot about his personal accomplishments. Instead, Johnson talked about the Wounded Warriors program and others who helped him become a baseball great.

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He also mentioned Farmer, saying he personally called Farmer a few days earlier, finishing with, "Zach, I love you ... I've never met you before, but hang in there."

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