0:23 Dad giving his son a hug and then you can read his lips saying, “I’m so proud of you.” Makes me tear up both as a son missing my dad and as a dad thinking of how proud I am of my son.
I love this clips. Players are never too far removed from when they were those kids in the stands. Those are memories that stay for life. My respect to all those players. 🤜👍
not to mention dee is a left handed hitter, and when he hit the homerun for José he was batting right handed, which is the way José batted. first pitch, first homerun of the season. this dude is a blessing to the world of sports.
He overcame his mother getting killed in a domestic dispute to become a major league ball player he’s mentally one of the strongest players in the game
This video is better than a video of the best catches/hits in baseball. It shows warmth and character. It reminds me of a game in Houston when the Cub's Albert Almora Jr. hit a foul ball into the stands and and the ball hit a young boy. It seriously injured the kid, who spent several days in the hospital. Almora was devastated... he stood by the boy at the stadium and visited him daily while the Cubs were in town. He also gave the kid an autographed team picture and a bat and ball, both autograph and made sure the hospital/Doctor bills were paid.. This incident was responsible for MLB extending the fences in stadiums, but it deeply affected Almora. He broke into tears on national TV after the game. It showed Albert's depth of character and made him one of my favorite players of all time.
1:45 That kid is going places. That would be awesome if they lived fairly close and remained friends, then ended up getting married someday. All because of a baseball that he selflessly gave to her that started the interaction. Even his mom seems really shocked.
I remember a weekend in Cleveland, Orioles playing Indians. I got to talk with a man I looked up to. Brooks Robinson. He took the time to just talk. We had fun. I will never forget this man or the time he took out of his days there to be friendly to a young man he did not even know.
@Tyler Robbins Coming into the comment section of video outlining positivity to talk shit to someone you’ve never met while sitting behind the keyboard, “literally”, shows how much of a classless, immature, troll you really are. I genuinely hope you have a great day. Cheers.
Children don’t give a crap about the politics and business of baseball/sports. All they know is these guys are their hero’s and aspire to be like them. It’s a shame that’s lost as we get older.
I haven't got a clue what I am looking at. Nike once had an ad that said: "Don't like baseball, move to Norway", I guess they were right. *BUT* I've got a big smile on my face all through the video, reminding me what sport is really about.
It really takes very little for these players to brighten the day or year of so many of their fans. If most of them would just not be so arrogant and ignorant and just take a few minutes to sign autos or greet these kids, it would not only make the kids happy but they don’t realize it just might make themselves feel better too. And then we all win!
In the last clip that guy in yellow should've got something too after taking that hit like a champ. Get him a beer or a freaking flack jacket to protect them ribs.
dude, a few years ago my then 84 year old grandma got hit by a car and tried to refuse medical care. she was bruised up, but no broken bones. she's 88 now and still with us.
Always wanted to go a m/l final , it's always such a great atmosphere at the big game but as live in New Zealand guess it will never happen before I hit my final ball .
