{"id":3870,"date":"2016-05-22T23:53:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T15:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/05\/22\/young-mets-fan-has-casual-catch-with-nationals-starting-pitcher\/"},"modified":"2016-05-22T23:53:07","modified_gmt":"2016-05-22T15:53:07","slug":"young-mets-fan-has-casual-catch-with-nationals-starting-pitcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/05\/22\/young-mets-fan-has-casual-catch-with-nationals-starting-pitcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Mets fan has casual catch with Nationals starting pitcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An 11-year-old wearing full Mets gear had a casual warmup catch with Nationals starting pitcher Max\u00a0Scherzer before a game at Citi Field on May 18.<\/span><\/p>\n

The boy’s father, Joe La Rocca, captured a video of the catch between Scherzer on the field and the young fan in the stands.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“I’m not giving this ball away, there’s no way,” the 11-year-old says after the catch has ended.<\/p>\n

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While the ordeal hasn’t changed the La Rocca family’s Mets allegiance, they did become lifetime Scherzer fans.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately for the other Mets fans in attendance, the Mets lost the game 7-1. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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