The Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals acted like kids again at the Major League Baseball Little League Classic
Philadelphia Phillies Bryce Harper signs autographs for New Albany, Ohio's Little League World Series team members Jake Gilmer and Alex Behaein as the team arrived at the Little League World Series Complex to watch the Smithfield, R.I. vs. Media, Pa. baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.
Joey Meneses gave kids from his native Mexico Nationals hats. Phillies catcher Garrett Stubbs let Little Leaguers autograph the white 21 on the back of his red jersey. Canadian Rob Thomson walked into the stands and gave a managerial pep talk to the kids from Canada. Phillies shortstop Edmundo Sosa shoved his bat through the netting to one boy.
“Just the energy that they get from the kids, I think it takes them back to their past when they were that age,” Thomson said. “I’m sure some of them were like me, when they had a game that night, you wake up and put your rubber spikes on. Maybe you put your uniform on extra early. That’s what being a kid is all about.”Phillies Bryson Stott and Weston Wilson were ready -- with lumber painted like a No. 2 pencil.
Wilson, who played 706 games in the minors before he homered in his first big league at-bat, showed off the pencil design on his 34-by-31¼-model bat in the cramped clubhouse. Wilson said he “absolutely” would use the bat in a pinch-hitting role.“Growing up, it was something I wanted to do,” he said. “I played Little League one year, and we went to some tournament to try and advance and possibly get here.”“I just tried to tell them, don’t get scared,” he said.
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