After the game, Trey admitted it all nearly brought him to tears ... saying the ovation"meant the world to me."
"It was a really, really cool moment," the 28-year-old said,"and one of my favorite moments of my baseball career." Mancini was forced to undergo surgery back on March 12, 2020 ... and he had very long and tough road to get through before he could return to the Orioles. But, Trey -- after vowing to come back better than ever from the disease -- faced it all with class, and finished cancer treatments back in September.Mancini is now fully recovered and is expected to be one of the Orioles' best players again in 2021 -- and that's something he says he's super grateful for.
"[Sunday] was a huge day for me personally," Mancini said."Getting back in a game -- just another kind of milestone that I can check off here."
Aaaaaaaaymen! Aaaay!😇 💗 SALUTE!☺