2018 MLB Little League Classic

2018 MLB Little League Classic
Date	August 19, 2018
Venue	BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field
City	Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Managers	Mickey Callaway (New York Mets); Gabe Kapler (Philadelphia Phillies);
Umpires	Chris Guccione (HP), Jeremie Rehak (1B), Mark Ripperger (2B), Gerry Davis (3B)
Attendance	2,429
Television	ESPN Sunday Night Baseball; ESPN Deportes
TV announcers	ESPN:; Matt Vasgersian (play-by-play); Alex Rodriguez (analyst); Jessica Mendoza (analyst); Buster Olney (reporter); ESPN Deportes:; Luis Alfredo Álvarez (play-by-play); Yopenay Grande (analyst); Guillermo Celis (reporter)
Radio	ESPN Radio
Radio announcers	Mike Couzens (play-by-play); Jim Bowden (analyst)
	← 2017; MLB Little League Classic; 2019 →;

The 2018 MLB Little League Classic was a regular season Major League Baseball (MLB) game that was played on August 19, 2018, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, during the 2018 MLB season and the 2018 Little League World Series.^[2] It was the second edition of the annual MLB Little League Classic game.^[3]

The game was played between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. It was televised on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball and MLB Network, and it also aired on ESPN Radio.^[4]

Background[]

The 2017 MLB Little League Classic saw the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6–3. In late September 2017, MLB announced that a second Classic would be held in 2018, between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies.^[2]

Entering the second Classic, the Phillies were 68–55, a half-game behind the Atlanta Braves in the National League East; the Mets were 53–69, 15 games behind the Braves.^[5] MLB allowed each team to add a 26th player to their active roster, due to the game being played at a neutral site; the Phillies added catcher Andrew Knapp and the Mets added first baseman Dominic Smith.^[6]

The Phillies had last played at Bowman Field on July 31, 1962, when the team lost to the Williamsport Grays, the Phillies' Eastern League affiliate, in a mid-season exhibition game.^[7]

Game[]

Line score[]

August 19, 2018 7:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York Mets	0	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	8	14	0
Philadelphia Phillies	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	8	0
WP: Jason Vargas (3–8) LP: Nick Pivetta (7–10) Home runs: NYM: None PHI: Carlos Santana (18) Attendance: 2,429 Boxscore

Bowman Field during the 2018 MLB Little League Classic

Box score[]

Mets	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Amed Rosario, SS	5	0	3	3	0	1	.247
Jeff McNeil, 2B	5	0	2	2	0	2	.286
Wilmer Flores, 1B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.271
Michael Conforto, LF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.235
Todd Frazier, 3B	4	1	1	0	0	2	.233
Austin Jackson, CF	3	2	1	0	1	2	.288
José Bautista, RF	4	2	2	1	0	1	.205
Kevin Plawecki, C	3	3	2	1	1	0	.241
Jason Vargas, P	2	0	1	0	0	1	.133
Seth Lugo, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091
Dominic Smith, PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	.194
Drew Smith, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Daniel Zamora, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Phillies	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG
César Hernández, 2B	4	0	1	0	1	.260
Rhys Hoskins, LF	4	1	1	0	0	.257
Carlos Santana, 1B-3B	4	1	1	2	1	.218
Wilson Ramos, C	4	0	1	0	1	.303
Asdrúbal Cabrera, 3B-SS	4	0	0	0	0	.278
Nick Williams, RF	4	0	1	0	2	.264
Scott Kingery, SS	2	0	1	0	0	.226
Justin Bour, PH-1B	2	0	0	0	0	.226
Odúbel Herrera, CF	4	0	1	0	1	.244
Nick Pivetta, P	0	0	0	0	1	.121
Adam Morgan, P	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Maikel Franco, PH	1	0	0	0	1	.281
Yacksel Ríos, P	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Tommy Hunter, P	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Roman Quinn, PH	1	0	1	0	0	.293
Luis García, P	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Edubray Ramos, P	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching[]

Mets	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA
Jason Vargas	51⁄3	6	2	2	3	1	7.67
Seth Lugo	12⁄3	1	0	0	2	0	2.89
Drew Smith	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1.50
Daniel Zamora	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00

Phillies	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Nick Pivetta	32⁄3	8	6	6	1	5	4.66
Adam Morgan	11⁄3	1	0	0	0	1	4.14
Yacksel Ríos	1.0	3	1	1	0	3	5.14
Tommy Hunter	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.88
Luis García	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	4.11
Edubray Ramos	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1.80

Media[]

The game was aired nationally on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball and MLB Network. It was aired in Spanish on ESPN Deportes. The game was broadcast on ESPN Radio and Westwood One. It was streamed world-wide on ESPN.com and the ESPN app, as well as multiple streaming-based websites such as Hulu.

References[]

^ "ESPN to broadcast MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport PA". ESPNMediaZone.com (Press release). ESPN Media Ventures, LLC. March 11, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Trezza, Joe (September 29, 2017). "Phils, Mets to play in MLB Little League Classic". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
^ "Little League Classic returning in 2018". Ballpark Digest. BD Editors. October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ "Phillies and Mets to play in 2018 MLB Little League Classic". ESPN. October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
^ "Standings At Close of Play of August 18, 2018". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ Cranston, Mike (August 19, 2018). "Kid stuff: Mets rout Phillies 8-2 in Little League Classic". apnews.com. AP. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
^ "Williamsport Scores 4 In 1st to Whip Phillies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. August 1, 1962. p. 32.

External links[]

Rosario, McNeil lead Mets to LL Classic win: 8/19/18 from MLB.com via YouTube

[1] "ESPN to broadcast MLB Little League Classic in Williamsport PA". ESPNMediaZone.com (Press release). ESPN Media Ventures, LLC. March 11, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

[Trezza-2] Trezza, Joe (September 29, 2017). "Phils, Mets to play in MLB Little League Classic". MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[3] "Little League Classic returning in 2018". Ballpark Digest. BD Editors. October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

[4] "Phillies and Mets to play in 2018 MLB Little League Classic". ESPN. October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

[5] "Standings At Close of Play of August 18, 2018". Retrosheet. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[6] Cranston, Mike (August 19, 2018). "Kid stuff: Mets rout Phillies 8-2 in Little League Classic". apnews.com. AP. Retrieved August 8, 2019.

[7] "Williamsport Scores 4 In 1st to Whip Phillies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. August 1, 1962. p. 32.

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