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Syracuse Chiefs general manager Jason Smorol and his team will raise awareness of urological health issues Friday night at NBT Bank Stadium.

(David Lassman | dlassman@syracuse.com)

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse Chiefs general manager Jason Smorol will use himself as proof that getting a potentially life-saving prostate exam is quick and easy.

In an effort to raise awareness about prostate cancer, Smorol will get an exam during Friday's game against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at NBT Bank Stadium.

Smorol will get the exam in a private area while "Take Me out to the Ballgame'' plays during the seventh-inning stretch. The point is that the exam is so routine that it it can easily be completed within the duration of a short song.

"I am on board and happy to do it to raise awareness that men need to be tested. Whatever I can do to make it happen I'm more than eager to help. I expect it to take 30 seconds or so, or less, and finish singing the song,'' Smorol said.

The Chiefs will wear blue wristbands and autograph a blue bat, which will be raffled off during the game. Upstate Urology is sponsoring the night.

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