![]() 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. "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. 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.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. "It's something I experienced for the first time since I was in Little League." "I thought the handshaking gesture was huge," Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said. "They were having a great time."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.Īfter the final out, players lined up across the diamond for a postgame tradition for kids that's never seen in the majors. "I had some cool interactions with the kids," Vargas, the Apple Valley graduate said of his in-game dialogue. Philadelphia dropped into a three-way tie for the top NL wild card. Jeff McNeil added a two-run single to back 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. Put a big league game in a tiny park full of 11 and 12 year olds, though, and those kinds of customs get tossed aside.Īmed Rosario had three hits and drove in three runs, and the New York 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. Jason Vargas never talks to fans from the on-deck circle, just like major league teams never line up after a game and shake hands. If any American team can make an improbable run to the top, Coon Rapids is a good team to start with.WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. We have a new favorite for the most compelling team in the competition this year, as Coon Rapids feature Maddy Freking, the 19th girl to play in the LLWS, and the big slugger in Kuznia who will hopefully be slamming mammoth home runs. #BigBoyDingers /yaCzisdUEC- Mark Seidel August 10, 2019 ![]() My man Jameson Kuznia living all the big boys dreams.bout to send his Minnesota team to Williamsport. ![]() 214 in the regional, Kuznia is showing that even amongst 12-year-olds with 225-foot fences, right-handed power like that will still play. Here's hoping he and the Coon Rapids squad will manage to make a deep run in the tourney. Let's go Minnesota /rvdJQHSkzt- Paid man gets bored August 10, 2019Īnd with that, Kuznia announced his arrival to the rest of the world in Williamsport. The 2019 Series might feature an near-exact replica in Coon Rapids, Minnesota's Jameson Kuznia, who already had his one shining moment with a three-run, tie-breaking home run against Iowa in the Midwest Regional Championship. The media darling of the 2018 Little League World Series was Alfred "Big Al" Delia, who famously claimed to "hit dingers" and proceeded to back up those words by becoming one of the most feared power threats in Williamsport. ![]()
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