CHICAGO -- An especially rewarding day took place for the Shomon family Nov. 20.

It had nothing to do with swing decisions or turning around a 100 mph fastball – nothing in relation to Derek Shomon’s new position as White Sox Major League hitting coach .

Micah Shomon, who turns 3 in March, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy about 1 1/2 years after his birth. He is developmentally delayed but very much on track and hitting benchmarks relative to his development, as described by his father, going through a great deal of therapy with Derek and his wife, Keriann, right by Micah’s side.

Speech has grown much better for Micah, who also uses American Sign Language and an iPad they call his talker.

If Micah is having trouble saying exactly what he wants to eat or who he wants to FaceTime, as

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