Today is Children's Day on June 1st. First of all, I wish all the adults and children a happy holiday. No matter how old you are, long live happiness!
Everyone had many wild dreams when they were children. Have your dreams at that time been realized by you today? The top players in the major leagues were all very cute when they were children. However, as time went by, many players fell deeply in love with the sport after coming into contact with baseball, and developed the dream of hitting the major leagues.
The editor also specially invited several players who have had baseball dreams since childhood to do "interviews". Let's take a look at which players had dreams when they were children and finally realized them?
I want to be the Yankees' ace pitcher!
In 2001, during the World Series between the Yankees and Diamondbacks, a little boy appeared in the camera holding a sign that said "Today, tomorrow, and always a Yankees fan" , but no one thought that this child would be One of the most feared pitchers in the major leagues. Cole, who was born in California, became a Yankees fan under the influence of his father because his father came from New York, and his love for the Yankees also led him to embark on the path of baseball.
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In high school, Cole showed outstanding strength and was selected by the Yankees with the 28th overall pick in the first round in 2008. However, he and his father decided to go to college after discussing it at that time, and in 2011 he challenged again. In the professional arena, he was already the No. 1 pick and eventually joined the Pittsburgh Pirates. After being traded to the Astros and making a name for himself, the Yankees finally recruited the pitcher with the "kid dream" to their staff in the 2019 offseason, and Cole was finally able to put on the coveted striped jersey. .
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I want to win the World Series!
Many major league players’ baseball dreams come from their fathers. The same is true for Bellinger, the Dodgers’ MVP winner in the 2019 season. His father, Clay Bellinger, is not considered a top player in the major leagues. , but after playing in the minor leagues for ten years, he became a koi when he reached the major leagues. He joined a team that qualified for the World Series four years ago, including the Yankees who won two consecutive championships. And little Bellinger followed his father when he was a child, and met those legendary stars in the locker room .
Bellinger participated in the 2017 Home Run Contest, and it was his father who fed him the ball (Photo source: Dodger Social Media)
After his father retired, he formed a youth baseball team in 2007. Bellinger was also on that team. The father and son had a good teaching relationship. The team went all the way to Williamsport. This event is equivalent to the youth baseball team. The baseball version of the World Series, and the difficulty of qualifying is even higher than the MLB World Series. At that time, the team was full of 12-year-old players. The 11-year-old Bellinger seemed a bit out of place, but his slightly thin body had surprising strength, which also gave him a place in the team. Although the team failed to win the championship in the end, Bellinger further established his determination to make a difference in the baseball field, so he became the powerful hitter of the Dodgers today.
Talking about the game that year, Bellinger’s coach at the time, Jeff Parrish Parrish said with a smile, "At that time, they were just a group of children who didn't want to go to school during the summer vacation. They were shouting, 'We don't want to go back to class! We want to extend our summer vacation!' As they passed through the school, they spent the first month of school in the end. Absent. "And this precious time also gave Bellinger the experience of playing in the spotlight. The unfinished championship dream at the time was also completed with his Dodge teammates in the 2020 season.
I want to be a baseball player like my father!
Although Bellinger's father has experience in the major leagues, he cannot be said to be a "second generation star", but the situation of little Guerrero is different. His father is a power hitter who has been selected to the All-Star 9 times in his career, won the Silver Slugger Award 8 times, and won the American League MVP once. It is not easy to break through such achievements, but little Gray However, Luo showed more outstanding striking ability than his father. Last season's hitting numbers were among the best in the major leagues, and his 48 home runs were tied for first. Such 's impressive offensive firepower has to make people lament that "a tiger father has no dog son" . In addition to him, teammates Cavan Biggio and Bo Bichette are both "second-generation stars", and the Blue Jays are also called the "second-generation star army".
For little Guerrero, his dream is to become an excellent baseball player like his father. "I want to be like him. We have the same swing, the same strong shoulders. I want to be able to steal easily like him." Base..." However, the old Guerrero said that he is still relatively thin!
I want to be an excellent baseball player!
Not every major league player had a happy childhood. For example, Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor experienced the illness of his father, sister, and cancer, but he still managed to smile. . Yankee Slugger Judge was abandoned by his biological parents 2 days after he was born. Fortunately, he had a pair of kind adoptive parents and a family of teachers who helped him develop a gentle character; his strong physical condition made him a Stars in baseball, basketball and football. In the end, he chose baseball and was selected by the Yankees in the first round in 2013. He currently leads the major leagues with 18 home runs this season. He will still lead the Yankees to once again attack the World Series.
Picture source: Aaron Judge's personal social media
Whether they are "second generation stars" or ordinary children, we are all teenagers with baseball dreams. I hope children will always be brave enough to pursue their dreams! Do you still remember your childhood dreams? Has your dream come true today?
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