PHILADELPHIA — Hours beforehand, Ben Rice declared his Dwelling Run Derby expertise “already successful” as a result of he and his father, Dan, had made it.
The derbies that passed off of their yard in Cohasset, Mass., had been teleported into a distinct decade and venue, nonetheless a father pitching to his son.
The Rices gained.
Simply not the Derby.
Ben was eradicated in Tuesday’s first spherical at Residents Financial institution Park, ending with seven residence runs when he wanted at the very least eight for a shot on the second spherical.
They didn’t win, which doesn’t imply they misplaced.
“I feel it’s a can’t-lose mentality for us,” Ben stated earlier within the day whereas inhaling his first All-Star expertise. “Going to go on the market and revel in ourselves, hopefully hit a bunch of homers, hopefully we win it.
“But when not, it was successful as a result of my dad and I obtained to do it.”
