Nationals renew ritual of sliding with Little Leaguers

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kings of the hill !!!

👑 @CJAbrams01 // @jeter2downs 👑 pic.twitter.com/nyF3id1JN8

— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) August 20, 2023

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Josiah Gray slid down the hill with an help. pic.twitter.com/Ojbp6QTUoO

— Jessica Camerato (@JessicaCamerato) August 20, 2023

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- The hill that overlooks the sector at Lamade Stadium is an iconic backdrop on the Little League World Series. It is the place Little League gamers and, for the reason that inception of the Little League Classic, Major Leaguers alike seize a cardboard field and share in seconds of exhilaration as they slide down the grassy terrain.

CJ Abrams, Jeter Downs and Josiah Gray have been among the many Nationals who joined the rising checklist of massive league gamers to expertise the fun.

“I’ve always watched the Little League World Series on TV, and I’ve always seen people do it and it looked so cool and so fun,” Downs stated. “I’m here, why not try?”

Abrams and Downs approached the highest of the hill collectively. Once the Little League gamers noticed they have been going to slip, cheers broke out and the gamers surrounded them.

“It was a lot harder than it looks. I thought it was going to be easier,” Downs, 25, stated. “I couldn’t get any momentum going.”

After they reached the underside, the dimensions of the group grew exponentially. Fans may very well be heard chanting, “C-J! C-J!” to greet the 22-year-old shortstop.

Downs held a cellphone to seize the journey.

“I remember when I was a kid and big leaguers were around, I was always shy so I never really bothered anybody. But when you got the chance to talk to them, you thought about that for like the next two years," Downs said. "I was trying to sign for each and every one of those kids to try to make their day and do whatever I can to make them smile, hopefully so they can keep playing the game, too.”

A couple of minutes later, Gray obtained to the highest of the hill. Once he obtained located on his cardboard field, a Little Leaguer was there to supply him an help. The younger participant gave a push that despatched Gray, 25, on his approach, and a number of other different gamers joined in on their very own slides.

Gray, like Abrams and Downs, was met by a rush of excited followers. 

“I kind of wasn’t moving, so I had to get assistance,” Gray, who additionally rode the City Bus with a bunch of gamers earlier within the day, stated. “The kid was pretty good with it. All the kids were helping him out. … Once I finished up, all the kids came and got autographs. … You never take that for granted because you could make their day, you can create an impact on them.”

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