Todd Frazier's day in Williamsport included a 1998 reunion and a first pitch with 'Big Al'
Sunday's Little League Classic gave both the Phillies and Mets the chance to soak up the magic of Williamsport, Pa. But arguably nobody was more excited about the trip than
Frazier joined teammates from that '98 squad on the field prior to Sunday's action:
Awesome moment in Williamsport as Todd Frazier reunited with teammates from his 1998 Toms River Little LLWS championship team, and threw a ceremonial first pitch to "Big Al" Delia.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 19, 2018
Jose Bautista then invited Big Al to take BP at Citi Field.
"Promise?" Big Al said.
"Promise." pic.twitter.com/ED67RqlwJa
Then he threw out the ceremonial first pitch ... to none other than fellow Jersey native and current king of the universe Alfred "Big Al" Delia:
.@FlavaFraz21 ?? Big Al. Two New Jersey Legends. #LittleLeagueClassic pic.twitter.com/2EGFr1fQeE
— Little League (@LittleLeague) August 19, 2018
The celebration continued into the game that night, for which Frazier had some very special cleats designed:
Todd Frazier¡¯s spikes for tonight¡¯s @MLB ?@LittleLeague? Classic, with names of all his Toms River teammates from 20 years ago. ?@MLBNetwork? @Mets pic.twitter.com/wThmjIxf22
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) August 19, 2018
Of course, the ceremony was nice, but this is still the Little League World Series -- Frazier really just wanted to take in some baseball:
There¡¯s Todd Frazier watching a game in a big league uniform at the place where the dream began in 1998. #Mets #LLWS pic.twitter.com/l9UcL4nDc4
— Wayne Randazzo (@WayneRandazzo) August 19, 2018