Phillies outfielder Rhys Hoskins chased down Little Leaguer and internet sensation Alfred "Big Al" Delia. Santana took selfies with the youngsters. While watching the kids play, Mets ace Jacob deGrom interviewed some for TV. Big leaguers spend time with little leaguers "We were driving through the city and people were coming out of their homes and waving to us," Mets manager Mickey Callaway said.
They were met by youth players at the airport, then bused to the Little League complex. The teams flew 185 miles Sunday morning from Philadelphia, where the first four games were played.
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The Mets built a 6-0 lead in the fourth to take the five-game series and improve to 8-5 against the Phillies, who dropped a half-game behind division-leading Atlanta. "I kept telling these kids, let it all sink in." "It's been a long day, but well worth it," said Frazier, who hadn't been back to Williamsport since 1999. "That's crazy, because I remember when I was sitting in that dugout."įrazier, who sparked a four-run second with a leadoff single, helped Toms River, New Jersey, win the 1998 title when he led off the game with a home run and struck out the final batter.
"Pretty surreal because I walked into the dugout and they were getting ready to play a game and one of them was like, 'Whoa, that's Scott Kingery!"' said the rookie infielder, who doubled in the fifth.
Good game." /T5NbNDA95R- and families from the 16 teams competing in the nearby LLWS packed into 2,500-seat Bowman Field, the 92-year-old home of the Phillies' Class A affiliate in the New York-Penn League.Īnd the spotlight shined on New York's Todd Frazier and Michael Conforto and Philadelphia's Scott Kingery, who are among 54 players who reached the majors after playing in the LLWS.
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