something that was happening for the first time ever

A pair of LLWS teams greeted each club at the airport, exchanged hats and hopped aboard buses bound for the Little League complex. During the
ride, Josh Harrison Greg Maddux Youth Jersey asked Little Leaguers to sign the cleats he wore that night and
peppered them with questions about their young careers. Kolten Wong
blasted music and started a dance party. George Kontos let one boy hold
his World Series ring. Lance Lynn sat in the back, surrounded by young
players hoping to follow in his footsteps."I was proud of our guys. They
came into this very open-minded, very others-minded," Cardinals manager
Mike Matheny said. "They had the opportunity Hector Rondon Youth Jersey to go and really engage, not pass through, but engage with the kids,
connect, and hopefully give back to the game that has been so good to
them in a small way."
When they arrived at the LLWS complex, the players were greeted by more
Little Leaguers and their families. They snapped selfies and signed
autographs in the parking lot before making their way to the stands and
the famous center-field hill at Howard J. Lamade Stadium. They watched
games and chatted up their LLWS counterparts, much to the kids' delight,
and eventually stood on the field during pregame drills.

"Kids don't seem Jack Leathersich Youth Jersey to be star-struck, which is really cool," Andrew McCutchen said. "I
remember being young. If I met a big league baseball player, I'd
probably be a little standoff-ish, wouldn't want to talk, whatever.
These kids seem to be really comfortable where they'll open up and talk
to you, share some laughs. It's really cool to be able to have that and
share that with them."Trevor Williams donned a hat from the Mexican team
that remained in his locker at PNC Park long after the game. Natives of
Venezuela, including Francisco Cervelli and Jose Martinez, made extra
time for their home country's LLWS team. Seung Hwan Oh offered advice to
the South Korean players and later jumped out of his seat while
cheering for the team.Tommy Jacob Hannemann Youth Jersey Pham provided refreshments by ordering 200 snow cones, and Luke Voit
carried around a souvenir -- an inflatable kangaroo from the Australian
team later dubbed "Australian Fredbird" and "Rally Roo" -- that
eventually followed them to Bowman Field.

The day evoked memories of youth baseball for everyone involved, but
especially for LLWS alumni Lynn, Randal Grichuk and Max Moroff. All
three were presented with the jerseys they wore during their trips to
the LLWS.