The Phillies players recalled their own national team playing days, or Little League experiences, or puzzled over empire calls ahead of the Little League Classic.
“That’s what you guys are all going to be, is great,” he said.
“He talked to one of our teammates, Nolan [Gifford],” said catcher Jaxson McMullin. “He told him to keep throwing gas.Phillies second baseman Bryson Stott, also a Nevada native, talked to the Henderson players after Harper. The Henderson team gave replicas of their jerseys to Harper and Stott as a sign of gratitude.
“I played for team Mexico in the WBC, so I thought it would be cool to hop over there and catch their game,” Walker said. “Thomson was on the other side. It was 1-1 so I couldn’t really talk too much crap until we got here and we saw the score, and then I let him have it.”Media tied their game against Rhode Island 2-2 in the fifth inning, but Rhode Island scored five runs in the sixth inning en route to an eventual 7-2 win to advance in the tournament.
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