Boy Dedicates His First Home Run Baseball to Grandpa Who Coached Him: ‘Papa, I Love You’

Boy Dedicates His First Home Run Baseball to Grandpa Who Coached Him: ‘Papa, I Love You’
Courtesy of Melissa Carrie-Damon
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A fourth grader who learned everything he knows about baseball from his grandpa presented him with an autographed ball after hitting his very first home run. The emotional moment was caught on camera and has since gone viral.

Felix, 9, plays for Boss Youth Baseball in his hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. His grandfather, 73-year-old Bruce Carrier, retired as a superintendent of schools five years ago and now devotes most of his time to his nine grandchildren.