Last month’s Little League World Series featured the individual brilliance of Mo’ne Davis, who became the first Little League player to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated.
The tournament also brought us the story of the Jackie Robinson West team from Chicago, the United States champions. Despite losing to South Korea in the final game, the All-Stars from Chicago made the city proud.
During a rain delay between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs, the crowd at Wrigley Field gathered around televisions to watch Jackie Robinson defeat a team from Nevada to to claim the U.S. championship.
On Monday, the Jackie Robinson West team is being honored at Wrigley. As an added bonus, the Cubs wore special warmup jerseys and hats to salute their Little League counterparts.
A couple more shots of the #Cubs' #JRW warmups. They'll be auctioned to benefit Jackie Robinson West Little League. pic.twitter.com/s5GdFs2sWL
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 1, 2014
Our guests of honor have arrived! Rick Renteria welcomes Jackie Robinson West to Wrigley Field. #JRW pic.twitter.com/0UC7s45oFO
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 1, 2014
Welcome to the clubhouse, fellas. #JRW #LLWS #Cubs pic.twitter.com/dg0ffbutiq
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 1, 2014
The Jackie Robinson West team was also honored by the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field over the weekend. Reverend Jesse Jackson hosted a breakfast for the players, their parents, and coaches. He will also be taking them to Disney World. A local funeral home paid the rent for the family of one member of the team for the next year.
To be sure, this has been an experience everyone involved with the Jackie Robinson West Little League team won’t soon forget.
