PHILADELPHIA — Last Sunday, Phillies shortstop Bryson Stott stepped up to the plate with the game and a series sweep of the Angels on the line. The Phillies were losing, 7-6, and down to their final out. Stott saw five pitches and worked his way to a 3-2 count.
All of a sudden, before Stott saw his sixth pitch, the Phillies’ TV broadcast panned out to the right-field stands, where a young fan, Caden Marge, was captured desperately praying to the baseball gods. Stott answered those prayers, launching a 74.7-mph curveball just a few rows short of where Marge was sitting. The Phillies won the game, 9-7, on Stott’s walk-off, three-run home run, and Caden, who was sitting with his father and a few of his Little League teammates, went ballistic.
The 8-year-old from West Chester may be young, but he has been raised as a true Philadelphia sports fan.
