![]() “The next morning my sister showed me how many views I had, I just sat down, thought about it for like five minutes,” Big Al told Yahoo Sports. Imagine being the 12-year-old who woke up the next day and was an all-of-a-sudden Internet celebrity: That version of video was closing in six million views - and that doesn’t include all the others versions of it floating around the Internet. 18.Welp, found my favorite baseball player ever. N Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the Cubs will face the Pirates in next year's Williamsport game on Aug. OF Jay Bruce (left hip) went 2 for 5 as the DH for St. Lucie while playing five innings in the field. 3B David Wright (shoulder, back) ended an 0-for-14 rehab skid by going 2 for 3 for Class A St. N Brandon Nimmo (left index finger) was out of the Mets' lineup for the fourth straight game. On the hill: Mets RHP Zack Wheeler (8-6, 3.75 ERA) vs. Umpires_Home, Chris Guccione First, Jeremie Rehak Second, Mark Ripperger Third, Gerry Davis. Inherited runners-scored_Lugo 1-0, Morgan 3-2. GIDP_Flores.ĭP_Philadelphia 1 (Cabrera, Hernandez, Bour). RISP_New York 6 for 10 Philadelphia 1 for 6. Runners left in scoring position_New York 2 (Rosario, McNeil) Philadelphia 3 (Hoskins, Williams, Franco). "And that one kid who's never been here before, you want to show them the right way to play and how exciting it is and how great it is."Ī-struck out for Morgan in the 5th. I think that's pretty cool," Frazier said. "Some of them are stepping into America for the first time ever and they get to see a Major League Baseball game. They danced between innings, ate plenty of ice cream and watched the lowly Mets collect 14 hits. The Little League teams were introduced, in full uniform, before the game. Rosario had a two-run single in the second, chased Pivetta with a single in the fourth and added a sixth-inning RBI single. Santana followed with his 18th homer, and Vargas was lifted after allowing two runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. Hoskins narrowly missed homering with a long foul in the third and a single off the wall in the sixth against Vargas, who entered with an 8.10 ERA. "We share a common love, hitting dingers," Hoskins said. 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. "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. 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. Just like the 11- and 12-year-olds gathered in Williamsport, the Mets and Phillies lined up for postgame handshakes. "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. ![]() The spotlight shined on the Mets' Todd Frazier and Michael Conforto and Philadelphia's Scott Kingery, who are among 54 players who reached the majors after playing in the LLWS.įrazier, who sparked a four-run second with a leadoff single, is remembered for leading Toms River, N.J., to the 1998 World Series title when he led off the game with a home run and struck out the final batter. Players 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. Jeff McNeil added a two-run single to back Jason Vargas (3-8) as the Mets claimed the second Little League Classic and prevented the Phillies from moving into first place in the NL East.Ĭarlos Santana hit a two-run homer for the Phillies, but Nick Pivetta (7-10) allowed six runs in 3 2/3 innings in Philadelphia's seventh loss in 11 games. Amed Rosario had three hits and drove in three runs, and the Mets went from cheering on players in the Little League World Series to impressing the youngsters in an 8-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday night.
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