During the MLB’s All-Star Game press conference on Tuesday night, a young fan got the chance to meet Clayton Kershaw. The 10-year-old boy, Blake Grice, intentionally sought after the L.A.
Dodgers pitcher and nine-time All Star on behalf of his late grandfather, Graham George Grice’s, bucket list which included meeting Kershaw. READ MORE: Denzel Washington Pays Tribute To Jackie Robinson In Surprise MLB All-Star Game Appearance Shortly after making the list while in treatment, Graham sadly passed away in December 2015 after a 30-year battle with brain cancer.
His grandson has since vowed to complete the list in Graham’s honour so Blake travelled alongside his father and older brother from Denver to Los Angeles for the 92nd annual MLB All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium.
Throughout the entire press conference, Blake patiently waited before mustering up the courage to approach Kershaw to tell him a “quick story” about his grandpa. “So my grandpa loved you,” the young boy told Kershaw. “He watched the 1998 World Series and he wanted to meet you and Vin Scully [Dodgers’ Hall of Fame broadcaster] one day.
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