The Little League World Series allows young baseball players to dream of becoming the great stars of the MLB one day, but it also gives them the opportunity to spend time with their greatest idols and obtain a souvenir that they will treasure forever.
However, sometimes the coexistence does not go as expected and can result in a misunderstanding, as happened with the star of the New York Yankees, Aaron Judgewhose behavior was highly criticized by the manager of one of the teams.
Judge was pointed out by Bob Laterzamanager of South Shore, who He regretted that the MLB star did not give himself enough time to spend with his young baseball players. and abandoned them when they called him by name repeatedly to get a photo or get to know the Yankees player better.
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“How about you turn around or (say hello) to New York and the boys “They think you’re a hero? They’re the ones who pay your salary,” he said. Laterza outraged by the star’s snub.
The Yankees justify Aaron Judge’s attitude
The attitude of Aaron Judge with the little South Shore baseball players was justified by the New York Yankees This Wednesday, August 21, blaming the Little League World Series schedule as the reason why his players did not have the necessary time to spend with the children.
“Our players did everything they could to spend time with them in the moments immediately preceding our game (against Tigers),” the Yankees as an excuse for Judge’s attitude.
New York Yankees: Aaron Judge
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The Yankees expressed their support for Laterza’s team in their aspirations to win the championship and took the opportunity to invite the players to Yankee Stadium regardless of the result, although They also regretted the manager’s attitude for ranting before knowing the circumstances. that pushed aside Aaron Judge to leave the field hastily.
“We wish Staten Island success in winning the championship. Win or lose, we intend to invite them to Yankee Stadium. However, It would have been much better if the Staten Island coach had called us to understand the facts before reacting bitterly in such a public manner. Reaching out to us would have been the prudent course of action and would have set a good example for their young players,” the organisation said.
New York Yankees: Aaron Judge
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Judge downplayed the incident, saying he had done everything he could to be with the children and leave them with great memories.
“There is no answer for that. I’m not going to give you an answer because it’s about the children. That’s what it’s all about. We had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with a lot of kids in Williamsport, making great memories. We had a great time in the game, you know, despite the defeat.“So I want that to be the focus,” Judge said.
