Al signed this ball in Williamsport on Sunday August 19th. A dinger is a baseball phrase meaning a home run. At home they call me Big Al, and I hit dingers. Big Al said : Hi, my name is Alfred Delia. If any American team can make an improbable run to the top, Coon Rapids is a good team to start with. This is an autographed Spalding Little League Baseball of Little League sensation Alfred Big Al Delia. Alfred’ Big Al’ Delia rose to fame in 2018 after appearing on a promotional ESPN video about his baseball team’s advancement to the Little League World Series in Williamsport. We have a new favorite for the most compelling team in the competition this year, as Coon Rapids feature Maddy Freking, the 19th girl to play in the LLWS, and the big slugger in Kuznia who will hopefully be slamming mammoth home runs. #BigBoyDingers /yaCzisdUEC- Mark Seidel August 10, 2019 My man Jameson Kuznia living all the big boys dreams.bout to send his Minnesota team to Williamsport. Alfred 'Big Al' Delia as he appeared in an interview on ESPNs Sports Center answering questions on his new found fame. 214 in the regional, Kuznia is showing that even amongst 12-year-olds with 225-foot fences, right-handed power like that will still play. Here's hoping he and the Coon Rapids squad will manage to make a deep run in the tourney. Let's go Minnesota /rvdJQHSkzt- Paid man gets bored August 10, 2019Īnd with that, Kuznia announced his arrival to the rest of the world in Williamsport. The 2019 Series might feature an near-exact replica in Coon Rapids, Minnesota's Jameson Kuznia, who already had his one shining moment with a three-run, tie-breaking home run against Iowa in the Midwest Regional Championship. Within a day of Big Al’s video making the rounds on social media, websites began sellingT-shirts with Al's face printed on it without the family's permission, shirts that are still being sold.The media darling of the 2018 Little League World Series was Alfred "Big Al" Delia, who famously claimed to "hit dingers" and proceeded to back up those words by becoming one of the most feared power threats in Williamsport. “I was just like, what, really?’ He was just like ‘Yeah, get in here!’”Įveryone seems to want a piece of Big Al, and that can get overwhelming and sometimes downright immoral. “I remember Jose Bautista saying, ‘Yo, Big Al, can I get a photo with you?’” Al said. In a complete role-reversal, it’s the professional athletes asking the young boy to take pictures with him. sorry to here about your dad, I remember him and you guys from Little league. He walks into the shot and says, 'At home, they call me 'Big Al. He’s appeared all over social media in photos and videos with his new famous pals. Alfred Delia appeared on the viral promo video for the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament of the Little League World Series. He’s signed autographs, marking up balls with "Big Al" in bold script, and he’s met MLB stars like Rhys Hoskins and Jose Bautista. ESPN invited him to the Little League World Series in Williamsport last week where he caught a ceremonial first pitch from New York Met third baseman and former Toms River Little Leaguer Todd Frazier. GameChanger is the best free mobile Baseball scorekeeping. His six-second introductory clip perfectly represents a child thrilled to simply be playing the game he loves. Sign up to Follow Alfred Delias game and season stats, spray charts and team player profile. Middletown won the New Jersey championship but was eliminated during Mid-Atlantic Region play.īig Al’s effervescent and sunny disposition perhaps explains why he’s become such a hit over the last week or so. “I love doing this,” Al said with infectious exuberance.Īl, who'll be a seventh-grader when school starts next month, became a viral sensation when he proclaimed, "My name is Alfred Delia, at home they call me Big Al, and I hit dingers," in an ESPN introduction video during his team's run through the Little League playoffs. MORE: Big Al appears in video with Phillies star Rhys Hoskins MORE: Big Al takes Little League World Series by storm But Big Al headed back onto the field, wielding a fluorescent orange aluminum bat, ready to crank a few more balls over the fence. He said his teammates call him 'Big Al' and he likes to do one thing: hit 'dingers.' Check it out. Once done answering a few questions, his media session was over. Alfred Delia of the New Jersey squad made an iconic appearance. He happily complied, and we got more than enough photos and video clips.īut Big Al didn't want to end his personal home run derby. He kept swinging away at pitch after pitch, eventually needing to be corralled into the dugout for a brief interview.
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